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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CST MON JAN 8 2007

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 7 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    309 PM  76    1907  47     12       64       
  MINIMUM         37   1159 PM  -1    1912  28      9       26       
  AVERAGE         48                        37     11       45      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01                      0.08  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.36                      0.56  -0.20     0.00    
  SINCE DEC 1      2.98                      3.95  -0.97     0.39    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.36                      0.56  -0.20     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       17                        28    -11       20       
  MONTH TO DATE  119                       193    -74      114       
  SINCE DEC 1    660                       938   -278      872       
  SINCE JUL 1   1179                      1554   -375     1356       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     30           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        76      1969                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27        -7      1886                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  8 2007.......SUNRISE   727 AM CST   SUNSET   522 PM CST   
JANUARY  9 2007.......SUNRISE   727 AM CST   SUNSET   523 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       19.7         +0.4

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        18100 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT