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CDUS44 KTSA 301048
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CST TUE JAN 30 2007

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 29 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         46    311 PM  78    1947  50     -4       65       
  MINIMUM         20   1228 AM   1    1966  29     -9       37       
  AVERAGE         33                        39     -6       51      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    6.03                      2.21   3.82     3.09    
  SINCE DEC 1      8.65                      5.60   3.05     3.48    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.03                      2.21   3.82     3.09    
                                                                     
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       32                        26      6       14       
  MONTH TO DATE  703                       799    -96      497       
  SINCE DEC 1   1244                      1544   -300     1255       
  SINCE JUL 1   1763                      2160   -397     1739       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     8   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED     9   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     42           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        72      1917                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29         0      1966                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 30 2007.......SUNRISE   719 AM CST   SUNSET   543 PM CST   
JANUARY 31 2007.......SUNRISE   718 AM CST   SUNSET   544 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  19.5         +0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        34900 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT