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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CST FRI FEB 16 2007

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 15 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         29    308 PM  81    2005  55    -26       74       
  MINIMUM         19   1159 PM  10    1905  33    -14       41       
  AVERAGE         24                        44    -20       58      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01                      0.09  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.26                      1.26   1.00     0.21    
  SINCE DEC 1     11.01                      7.02   3.99     3.69    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.39                      3.63   4.76     3.30    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.2                                       0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.7                                       0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      1.5                                        T      
  SINCE JUL 1      2.0                                        T      
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       41                        22     19        7       
  MONTH TO DATE  437                       355     82      322       
  SINCE DEC 1   1761                      1951   -190     1611       
  SINCE JUL 1   2280                      2567   -287     2095       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  SNOW                                                               
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    81           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     51           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        80      2006                    
                                             1976                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33        10      1903                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 16 2007......SUNRISE   703 AM CST   SUNSET   601 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 17 2007......SUNRISE   702 AM CST   SUNSET   601 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       20.0         +0.8

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        22400 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT