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CDUS44 KTSA 180958
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
358 AM CST FRI JAN 18 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 17 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         42    202 AM  73    1952  48     -6       34       
  MINIMUM         20   1131 PM  -6    1930  27     -7       25       
  AVERAGE         31                        38     -7       30      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02                      0.07  -0.05     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.06                      1.33  -1.27     5.39    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.65                      4.72  -1.07     8.01    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.06                      1.33  -1.27     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       34                        28      6       35       
  MONTH TO DATE  370                       473   -103      366       
  SINCE DEC 1   1060                      1218   -158      907       
  SINCE JUL 1   1510                      1834   -324     1426       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.0                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     39           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        72      1951                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28        -9      1930                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 18 2008.......SUNRISE   725 AM CST   SUNSET   531 PM CST   
JANUARY 19 2008.......SUNRISE   725 AM CST   SUNSET   532 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          +0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        31500 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT