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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CST THU FEB 8 2007

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 7 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         57    304 PM  77    1937  52      5       53       
  MINIMUM         36    429 AM  -5    1895  31      5       26       
  AVERAGE         47                        42      5       40      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      0.56  -0.55     0.05    
  SINCE DEC 1      8.76                      6.32   2.44     3.53    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.14                      2.93   3.21     3.14    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                       0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.5                                       0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      1.3                                        T      
  SINCE JUL 1      1.8                                        T      
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       18                        24     -6       25       
  MONTH TO DATE  210                       173     37      132       
  SINCE DEC 1   1534                      1769   -235     1421       
  SINCE JUL 1   2053                      2385   -332     1905       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     47           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        77      1999                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31        -7      1895                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY  8 2007......SUNRISE   711 AM CST   SUNSET   553 PM CST   
FEBRUARY  9 2007......SUNRISE   710 AM CST   SUNSET   554 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  18.9         -0.2

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        19800 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT