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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
315 AM CST TUE JAN 2 2007

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 1 2007...

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         51    240 PM  76    2006  48      3       76       
                                      1910                          
  MINIMUM         32   1149 PM   2    1928  28      4       42       
  AVERAGE         42                        38      4       59      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  SINCE DEC 1      2.62                      3.47  -0.85     0.39    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.00                      0.08  -0.08     0.00    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                       0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                       0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      0.0                                        T      
  SINCE JUL 1      0.5                                        T      
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       23                        27     -4        6       
  MONTH TO DATE   23                        27     -4        6       
  SINCE DEC 1    564                       772   -208      764       
  SINCE JUL 1   1083                      1388   -305     1248       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    75           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     42           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    59                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        75      2004                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28         6      1979                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  2 2007.......SUNRISE   726 AM CST   SUNSET   517 PM CST   
JANUARY  3 2007.......SUNRISE   727 AM CST   SUNSET   517 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  19.3         -0.3

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        21500 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT