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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CST TUE JAN 9 2007

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 8 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    354 PM  76    1969  47     12       71       
  MINIMUM         30    751 AM  -7    1886  27      3       40       
  AVERAGE         45                        37      8       56      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.36                      0.64  -0.28     0.00    
  SINCE DEC 1      2.98                      4.03  -1.05     0.39    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.36                      0.64  -0.28     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       20                        28     -8        9       
  MONTH TO DATE  139                       221    -82      123       
  SINCE DEC 1    680                       966   -286      881       
  SINCE JUL 1   1199                      1582   -383     1365       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     24           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    55                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        78      1957                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27        -6      1886                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  9 2007.......SUNRISE   727 AM CST   SUNSET   523 PM CST   
JANUARY 10 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  19.9         +0.3

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        25400 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT