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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CST SUN DEC 31 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 30 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         63    352 PM  79    1951  48     15       60       
  MINIMUM         52   1159 PM   2    1983  28     24       35       
  AVERAGE         58                        38     20       48      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.22                      0.09   1.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.62                      3.31  -0.69     0.39    
  SINCE DEC 1      2.62                      3.31  -0.69     0.39    
  SINCE JAN 1     50.26                     43.79   6.47    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        7                        27    -20       17       
  MONTH TO DATE  522                       718   -196      742       
  SINCE DEC 1    522                       718   -196      742       
  SINCE JUL 1   1041                      1334   -293     1226       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     72          1000 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    81                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        82      1951                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28         6      1927                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 31 2006......SUNRISE   726 AM CST   SUNSET   515 PM CST   
JANUARY  1 2007.......SUNRISE   726 AM CST   SUNSET   516 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  19.6         +0.8

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        56100 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT