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CDUS44 KTSA 050902
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CST FRI JAN 5 2007

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 4 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         56    509 PM  72    1997  48      8       63       
  MINIMUM         46    857 AM   6    1959  28     18       38       
  AVERAGE         51                        38     13       51      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.35                      0.08   0.27     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.35                      0.32   0.03     0.00    
  SINCE DEC 1      2.97                      3.71  -0.74     0.39    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.35                      0.32   0.03     0.00    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                         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       14                        28    -14       14       
  MONTH TO DATE   83                       109    -26       49       
  SINCE DEC 1    624                       854   -230      807       
  SINCE JUL 1   1143                      1470   -327     1291       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           300 PM                                     
 LOWEST     66           200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        73      1916                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28        -5      1884                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  5 2007.......SUNRISE   727 AM CST   SUNSET   519 PM CST   
JANUARY  6 2007.......SUNRISE   727 AM CST   SUNSET   520 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      19.5         +0.2

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        21000 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT