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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CST TUE JAN 15 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 14 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         56    229 PM  78    1932  47      9       39       
  MINIMUM         25    649 AM  -2    1892  27     -2       34       
  AVERAGE         41                        37      4       37      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.08  -0.08     0.87    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.04                      1.12  -1.08     5.30    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.63                      4.51  -0.88     7.92    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.04                      1.12  -1.08     5.30    
                                                                     
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       28       
  MONTH TO DATE  291                       389    -98      256       
  SINCE DEC 1    981                      1134   -153      797       
  SINCE JUL 1   1431                      1750   -319     1316       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.8                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    88           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     35           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        72      1990                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27         1      1888                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 15 2008.......SUNRISE   726 AM CST   SUNSET   528 PM CST   
JANUARY 16 2008.......SUNRISE   726 AM CST   SUNSET   529 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         -0.4

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        10800 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT