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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CST SAT JAN 12 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 11 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         55    428 PM  79    1995  47      8       67       
  MINIMUM         26    605 AM -10    1977  27     -1       47       
  AVERAGE         41                        37      4       57      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.08  -0.08      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      0.88  -0.87     0.36    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.60                      4.27  -0.67     2.98    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.01                      0.88  -0.87     0.36    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                      MM       
  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       24                        28     -4        8       
  MONTH TO DATE  215                       305    -90      189       
  SINCE DEC 1    905                      1050   -145      730       
  SINCE JUL 1   1355                      1666   -311     1249       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    12   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.9                                         

                                                                      
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    85           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     26           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    56                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        76      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27       -11      1918                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 12 2008.......SUNRISE   726 AM CST   SUNSET   525 PM CST   
JANUARY 13 2008.......SUNRISE   726 AM CST   SUNSET   526 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  19.3         -0.6

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        24900 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT