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CDUS44 KTSA 070903
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CST SUN JAN 7 2007

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 6 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         59    311 PM  73    1956  47     12       47       
  MINIMUM         44    903 PM   3    1912  28     16       29       
  AVERAGE         52                        38     14       38      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T                         0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.35                      0.48  -0.13     0.00    
  SINCE DEC 1      2.97                      3.87  -0.90     0.39    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.35                      0.48  -0.13     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       13                        28    -15       27       
  MONTH TO DATE  102                       165    -63       94       
  SINCE DEC 1    643                       910   -267      852       
  SINCE JUL 1   1162                      1526   -364     1336       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    77          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     43           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        76      1907                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28        -1      1912                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  7 2007.......SUNRISE   727 AM CST   SUNSET   521 PM CST   
JANUARY  8 2007.......SUNRISE   727 AM CST   SUNSET   522 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                                        11100 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT