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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
356 AM CST MON JAN 21 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 20 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    426 PM  75    1906  48     -6       38       
  MINIMUM         17    340 AM  -1    1985  28    -11       33       
  AVERAGE         30                        38     -8       36      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T                         0.07  -0.07     0.57    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.06                      1.54  -1.48     5.96    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.65                      4.93  -1.28     8.58    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.06                      1.54  -1.48     5.96    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                        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       35                        28      7       29       
  MONTH TO DATE  476                       557    -81      454       
  SINCE DEC 1   1166                      1302   -136      995       
  SINCE JUL 1   1616                      1918   -302     1514       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.1                                         

                                                                      
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    74           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     24           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    49                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        76      1999                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28        -1      1930                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 21 2008.......SUNRISE   724 AM CST   SUNSET   534 PM CST   
JANUARY 22 2008.......SUNRISE   723 AM CST   SUNSET   535 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      19.6         +0.6

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        11000 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT