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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT THU OCT 4 2007


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 3 2007...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1882 TO 2007


 WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         83    326 PM  95    1963  80      3       92       
  MINIMUM         70    726 AM  35    1987  56     14       63       
  AVERAGE         77                        68      9       78      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        5.72                      0.12   5.60     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    6.48                      0.36   6.12     0.00    
  SINCE SEP 1     12.23                      3.97   8.26     4.69    
  SINCE JAN 1     39.73                     32.10   7.63    33.43    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                       0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                       0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                                       0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                       0.0     
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         6     -6        0       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                        29    -29       17       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                        29    -29       17       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       12                         4      8       13       
  MONTH TO DATE   37                        14     23       43       
  SINCE SEP 1    369                       289     80      255       
  SINCE JAN 1   2162                      1876    286     2261       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.9                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     65           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    83                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        94      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        36      1987                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  4 2007.......SUNRISE   714 AM CDT   SUNSET   657 PM CDT   
OCTOBER  5 2007.......SUNRISE   715 AM CDT   SUNSET   656 PM CDT   

                                                                     
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          

 


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THE ARKANSAS RIVER AT VAN BUREN 

                   OBSERVED      24 HOUR     24 HOUR
                    VALUE        CHANGE      FORECAST

 STAGE (FEET) 
  THIS MORNING  18.7         -1.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        10800 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT