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CDUS44 KTSA 100927
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CST WED JAN 10 2007

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 9 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         54    349 PM  78    1957  47      7       58       
  MINIMUM         32   1153 PM  -6    1886  27      5       33       
  AVERAGE         43                        37      6       46      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.08  -0.08     0.28    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.36                      0.72  -0.36     0.28    
  SINCE DEC 1      2.98                      4.11  -1.13     0.67    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.36                      0.72  -0.36     0.28    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                      MM       
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                       0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      0.0                                        T      
  SINCE JUL 1      0.5                                        T      
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       22                        28     -6       19       
  MONTH TO DATE  161                       249    -88      142       
  SINCE DEC 1    702                       994   -292      900       
  SINCE JUL 1   1221                      1610   -389     1384       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.5                                         
                                                                     
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    70           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     22           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    46                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        75      1990                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27        -8      1977                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 10 2007.......SUNRISE   727 AM CST   SUNSET   523 PM CST   
JANUARY 11 2007.......SUNRISE   727 AM CST   SUNSET   524 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  19.6         -0.3

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        16000 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT