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CDUS44 KTSA 190957
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
358 AM CST SAT JAN 19 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 18 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         47    439 PM  72    1951  48     -1       41       
  MINIMUM         15    731 AM  -9    1930  28    -13       30       
  AVERAGE         31                        38     -7       36      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.07  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.06                      1.40  -1.34     5.39    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.65                      4.79  -1.14     8.01    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.06                      1.40  -1.34     5.39    
                                                                     
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       34                        28      6       29       
  MONTH TO DATE  404                       501    -97      395       
  SINCE DEC 1   1094                      1246   -152      936       
  SINCE JUL 1   1544                      1862   -318     1455       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.0                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     26           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    55                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        81      1952                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28        -2      1940                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 19 2008.......SUNRISE   725 AM CST   SUNSET   532 PM CST   
JANUARY 20 2008.......SUNRISE   724 AM CST   SUNSET   533 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       19.2         -0.5

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        23200 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT