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CDUS44 KTSA 180903
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CST THU JAN 18 2007

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 17 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         34    412 PM  73    1952  48    -14       48       
  MINIMUM         25    754 AM  -6    1930  27     -2       27       
  AVERAGE         30                        38     -8       38      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.07  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.39                      1.33   4.06     0.62    
  SINCE DEC 1      8.01                      4.72   3.29     1.01    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.39                      1.33   4.06     0.62    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                       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       35                        28      7       27       
  MONTH TO DATE  366                       473   -107      302       
  SINCE DEC 1    907                      1218   -311     1060       
  SINCE JUL 1   1426                      1834   -408     1544       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    10   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    68          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     53          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    61                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        72      1951                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28        -9      1930                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 18 2007.......SUNRISE   725 AM CST   SUNSET   531 PM CST   
JANUARY 19 2007.......SUNRISE   725 AM CST   SUNSET   532 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  19.1         -0.6

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        31800 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT