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CDUS44 KTSA 190902
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
300 AM CST FRI JAN 19 2007

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 18 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         41    203 PM  72    1951  48     -7       70       
  MINIMUM         30   1159 PM  -9    1930  28      2       24       
  AVERAGE         36                        38     -2       47      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.07  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.39                      1.40   3.99     0.62    
  SINCE DEC 1      8.01                      4.79   3.22     1.01    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.39                      1.40   3.99     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       29                        28      1       18       
  MONTH TO DATE  395                       501   -106      320       
  SINCE DEC 1    936                      1246   -310     1078       
  SINCE JUL 1   1455                      1862   -407     1562       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     64          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        81      1952                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28        -2      1940                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 19 2007.......SUNRISE   725 AM CST   SUNSET   532 PM CST   
JANUARY 20 2007.......SUNRISE   724 AM CST   SUNSET   533 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                                        30100 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT