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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
300 AM CST SUN JAN 21 2007

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 20 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         38    157 PM  75    1906  48    -10       72       
  MINIMUM         33    956 PM  -1    1985  28      5       41       
  AVERAGE         36                        38     -2       57      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.57                      0.07   0.50      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    5.96                      1.54   4.42     0.62    
  SINCE DEC 1      8.58                      4.93   3.65     1.01    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.96                      1.54   4.42     0.62    
                                                                     
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       29                        28      1        8       
  MONTH TO DATE  454                       557   -103      332       
  SINCE DEC 1    995                      1302   -307     1090       
  SINCE JUL 1   1514                      1918   -404     1574       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (90)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     69          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    83                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        76      1999                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28        -1      1930                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 21 2007.......SUNRISE   724 AM CST   SUNSET   534 PM CST   
JANUARY 22 2007.......SUNRISE   723 AM CST   SUNSET   535 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         +0.0

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        24800 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT