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CDUS44 KTSA 120906
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CST FRI JAN 12 2007

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 11 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         67   1159 PM  79    1995  47     20       60       
  MINIMUM         47    404 AM -10    1977  27     20       27       
  AVERAGE         57                        37     20       44      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T                         0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.36                      0.88  -0.52     0.36    
  SINCE DEC 1      2.98                      4.27  -1.29     0.75    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.36                      0.88  -0.52     0.36    
                                                                     
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        8                        28    -20       21       
  MONTH TO DATE  189                       305   -116      191       
  SINCE DEC 1    730                      1050   -320      949       
  SINCE JUL 1   1249                      1666   -417     1433       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    72           900 AM                                     
 LOWEST     53          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        76      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27       -11      1918                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 12 2007.......SUNRISE   726 AM CST   SUNSET   525 PM CST   
JANUARY 13 2007.......SUNRISE   726 AM CST   SUNSET   526 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  19.2         -0.2

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        14200 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT