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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
304 AM CST MON JAN 29 2007

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 28 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         37    308 PM  79    1970  50    -13       59       
  MINIMUM         21    741 AM   8    1979  29     -8       49       
  AVERAGE         29                        39    -10       54      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.08  -0.08     1.69    
  MONTH TO DATE    6.03                      2.13   3.90     3.09    
  SINCE DEC 1      8.65                      5.52   3.13     3.48    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.03                      2.13   3.90     3.09    
                                                                     
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       36                        26     10       11       
  MONTH TO DATE  671                       773   -102      483       
  SINCE DEC 1   1212                      1518   -306     1241       
  SINCE JUL 1   1731                      2134   -403     1725       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    74          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     32           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    53                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        78      1947                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29         1      1966                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 29 2007.......SUNRISE   719 AM CST   SUNSET   542 PM CST   
JANUARY 30 2007.......SUNRISE   719 AM CST   SUNSET   543 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  19.4         -0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        33600 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT