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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
418 PM CST THU FEB 1 2007

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 1 2007...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

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)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         31    259 PM  87    1911  51    -20       68       
  MINIMUM         24   1246 AM  -5    1979  29     -5       40       
  AVERAGE         28                        40    -12       54      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.01                      0.08  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      0.08  -0.07     0.00    
  SINCE DEC 1      8.76                      5.84   2.92     3.48    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.14                      2.45   3.69     3.09    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.5                                         0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    1.3                                         0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      0.8                                        T      
  SINCE JUL 1      1.3                                        T      
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY           37                        26     11       11       
  MONTH TO DATE   37                        26     11       11       
  SINCE DEC 1   1361                      1622   -261     1300       
  SINCE JUL 1   1880                      2238   -358     1784       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    12   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     72           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    82                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        77      1995                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30        -9      1951                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY  1 2007......SUNRISE   717 AM CST   SUNSET   545 PM CST   
FEBRUARY  2 2007......SUNRISE   716 AM CST   SUNSET   546 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 AFTERNOON  19.5         +0.3

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        35700 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT