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CDUS44 KTSA 130902
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CST SAT JAN 13 2007

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 12 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         68   1229 PM  76    2000  47     21       70       
  MINIMUM         38   1047 PM -11    1918  27     11       33       
  AVERAGE         53                        37     16       52      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.39                      0.08   0.31     0.23    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.75                      0.96  -0.21     0.59    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.37                      4.35  -0.98     0.98    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.75                      0.96  -0.21     0.59    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                        MM       
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                       0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      0.0                                        T      
  SINCE JUL 1      0.5                                        T      
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       12                        28    -16       13       
  MONTH TO DATE  201                       333   -132      204       
  SINCE DEC 1    742                      1078   -336      962       
  SINCE JUL 1   1261                      1694   -433     1446       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (250)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           900 AM                                     
 LOWEST     63          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        75      1932                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27        -3      1918                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 13 2007.......SUNRISE   726 AM CST   SUNSET   526 PM CST   
JANUARY 14 2007.......SUNRISE   726 AM CST   SUNSET   527 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  19.0         -0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        13000 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT