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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CST SAT DEC 30 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 29 2006...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1882 TO 2006

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         65    212 PM  77    1984  48     17       68       
  MINIMUM         54    359 AM   5    1983  29     25       32       
  AVERAGE         60                        38     22       50      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.18                      0.09   0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.40                      3.22  -1.82     0.39    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.40                      3.22  -1.82     0.39    
  SINCE JAN 1     49.04                     43.70   5.34    30.72    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                       0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                        T      
  SINCE DEC 1      0.0                                        T      
  SINCE JUL 1      0.5                                        T      
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                        27    -22       15       
  MONTH TO DATE  515                       691   -176      725       
  SINCE DEC 1    515                       691   -176      725       
  SINCE JUL 1   1034                      1307   -273     1209       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    80          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     63           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        79      1951                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28         2      1983                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 30 2006......SUNRISE   726 AM CST   SUNSET   514 PM CST   
DECEMBER 31 2006......SUNRISE   726 AM CST   SUNSET   515 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  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  18.8         -0.8

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        4500 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT