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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CST THU JAN 17 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 16 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         50   1228 PM  77    1894  48      2       30       
  MINIMUM         36    558 AM   6    1982  27      9       22       
  AVERAGE         43                        38      5       26      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T                         0.07  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.04                      1.26  -1.22     5.39    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.63                      4.65  -1.02     8.01    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.04                      1.26  -1.22     5.39    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                         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       39       
  MONTH TO DATE  336                       445   -109      331       
  SINCE DEC 1   1026                      1190   -164      872       
  SINCE JUL 1   1476                      1806   -330     1391       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (100)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.6                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     56          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    75                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        73      1952                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27        -6      1930                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 17 2008.......SUNRISE   725 AM CST   SUNSET   530 PM CST   
JANUARY 18 2008.......SUNRISE   725 AM CST   SUNSET   531 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         -0.2

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        25800 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT