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CDUS44 KTSA 150902
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CST MON JAN 15 2007

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 14 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         39    236 PM  78    1932  47     -8       60       
  MINIMUM         34   1159 PM  -2    1892  27      7       27       
  AVERAGE         37                        37      0       44      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.87                      0.08   0.79     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.30                      1.12   4.18     0.59    
  SINCE DEC 1      7.92                      4.51   3.41     0.98    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.30                      1.12   4.18     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       28                        28      0       21       
  MONTH TO DATE  256                       389   -133      247       
  SINCE DEC 1    797                      1134   -337     1005       
  SINCE JUL 1   1316                      1750   -434     1489       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     82           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    87                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        72      1990                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27         1      1888                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 15 2007.......SUNRISE   726 AM CST   SUNSET   528 PM CST   
JANUARY 16 2007.......SUNRISE   726 AM CST   SUNSET   529 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  18.8         -0.7

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        52500 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT