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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CST FRI JAN 11 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 10 2008...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1882 TO 2008


 WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         51    112 PM  75    1990  47      4       61       
  MINIMUM         34   1159 PM  -8    1977  27      7       28       
  AVERAGE         43                        37      6       45      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      0.80  -0.79     0.36    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.60                      4.19  -0.59     2.98    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.01                      0.80  -0.79     0.36    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                       0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                       0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      0.0                                       0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                       0.5     
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       22                        28     -6       20       
  MONTH TO DATE  191                       277    -86      181       
  SINCE DEC 1    881                      1022   -141      722       
  SINCE JUL 1   1331                      1638   -307     1241       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    35   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    41   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.3                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     53           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        79      1995                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27       -10      1977                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 11 2008.......SUNRISE   727 AM CST   SUNSET   524 PM CST   
JANUARY 12 2008.......SUNRISE   726 AM CST   SUNSET   525 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  19.9         +0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        25100 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT