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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
310 AM CST TUE JAN 23 2007

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 22 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    447 PM  78    1969  48     -8       44       
  MINIMUM         27   1159 PM  -9    1930  28     -1       39       
  AVERAGE         34                        38     -4       42      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.07  -0.07     0.78    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.96                      1.68   4.28     1.40    
  SINCE DEC 1      8.58                      5.07   3.51     1.79    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.96                      1.68   4.28     1.40    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                      MM       
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                       0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      0.0                                        T      
  SINCE JUL 1      0.5                                        T      
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       31                        27      4       23       
  MONTH TO DATE  509                       612   -103      379       
  SINCE DEC 1   1050                      1357   -307     1137       
  SINCE JUL 1   1569                      1973   -404     1621       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     59           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        78      1967                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28        -3      1930                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 23 2007.......SUNRISE   723 AM CST   SUNSET   536 PM CST   
JANUARY 24 2007.......SUNRISE   722 AM CST   SUNSET   537 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  19.7         -0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        34700 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT