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CDUS44 KTSA 140902
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CST SUN JAN 14 2007

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 13 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         40   1047 AM  75    1932  47     -7       52       
  MINIMUM         35    805 PM  -3    1918  27      8       34       
  AVERAGE         38                        37      1       43      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        3.68                      0.08   3.60     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.43                      1.04   3.39     0.59    
  SINCE DEC 1      7.05                      4.43   2.62     0.98    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.43                      1.04   3.39     0.59    
                                                                     
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       27                        28     -1       22       
  MONTH TO DATE  228                       361   -133      226       
  SINCE DEC 1    769                      1106   -337      984       
  SINCE JUL 1   1288                      1722   -434     1468       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (250)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     79          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    86                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        78      1932                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27        -2      1892                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 14 2007.......SUNRISE   726 AM CST   SUNSET   527 PM CST   
JANUARY 15 2007.......SUNRISE   726 AM CST   SUNSET   528 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         +0.6

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        26400 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT