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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
307 AM CST SAT FEB 3 2007

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 2 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         31    400 PM  77    1995  51    -20       68       
  MINIMUM         17   1147 PM  -9    1951  30    -13       46       
  AVERAGE         24                        40    -16       57      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.08  -0.08     0.05    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      0.16  -0.15     0.05    
  SINCE DEC 1      8.76                      5.92   2.84     3.53    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.14                      2.53   3.61     3.14    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                      MM       
  MONTH TO DATE    0.5                                       0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      1.3                                        T      
  SINCE JUL 1      1.8                                        T      
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       41                        25     16        8       
  MONTH TO DATE   78                        51     27       19       
  SINCE DEC 1   1402                      1647   -245     1308       
  SINCE JUL 1   1921                      2263   -342     1792       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    88           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     35           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        79      1962                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30         2      1985                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY  3 2007......SUNRISE   715 AM CST   SUNSET   547 PM CST   
FEBRUARY  4 2007......SUNRISE   715 AM CST   SUNSET   548 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  19.3         -0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        35100 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT