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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CST TUE FEB 20 2007

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 19 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         68    300 PM  80    1986  56     12       29       
  MINIMUM         33    355 AM   4    1978  34     -1       22       
  AVERAGE         51                        45      6       26      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.26                      1.64   0.62     0.62    
  SINCE DEC 1     11.01                      7.40   3.61     4.10    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.39                      4.01   4.38     3.71    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                       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       14                        21     -7       39       
  MONTH TO DATE  541                       439    102      434       
  SINCE DEC 1   1865                      2035   -170     1723       
  SINCE JUL 1   2384                      2651   -267     2207       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    38   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     37           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        81      1981                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   34        12      1921                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 20 2007......SUNRISE   659 AM CST   SUNSET   604 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 21 2007......SUNRISE   657 AM CST   SUNSET   605 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  19.8         +0.4

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        20600 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT