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CDUS44 KTSA 131004
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
405 AM CST TUE FEB 13 2007

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 12 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         49    646 PM  86    1962  54     -5       49       
  MINIMUM         39    921 AM -15    1899  32      7       18       
  AVERAGE         44                        43      1       34      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.85                      0.09   1.76     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.86                      0.99   0.87     0.21    
  SINCE DEC 1     10.61                      6.75   3.86     3.69    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.99                      3.36   4.63     3.30    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                         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       21                        23     -2       31       
  MONTH TO DATE  337                       289     48      269       
  SINCE DEC 1   1661                      1885   -224     1558       
  SINCE JUL 1   2180                      2501   -321     2042       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (100)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           500 PM                                     
 LOWEST     62           200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    81                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        85      1962                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        -8      1905                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 13 2007......SUNRISE   706 AM CST   SUNSET   558 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 14 2007......SUNRISE   705 AM CST   SUNSET   559 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      19.1         +0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        12900 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT