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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
359 AM CST TUE JAN 22 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 21 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         33    505 PM  76    1999  48    -15       47       
  MINIMUM         24    435 AM  -1    1930  28     -4       34       
  AVERAGE         29                        38     -9       41      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.25                      0.07   0.18     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.31                      1.61  -1.30     5.96    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.90                      5.00  -1.10     8.58    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.31                      1.61  -1.30     5.96    
                                                                     
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       36                        28      8       24       
  MONTH TO DATE  512                       585    -73      478       
  SINCE DEC 1   1202                      1330   -128     1019       
  SINCE JUL 1   1652                      1946   -294     1538       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.8                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FREEZING RAIN                                                      
  LT FREEZING RAIN                                                   
  FOG                                                                

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     49           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        78      1969                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28        -9      1930                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 22 2008.......SUNRISE   723 AM CST   SUNSET   535 PM CST   
JANUARY 23 2008.......SUNRISE   723 AM CST   SUNSET   536 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      19.1         +0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        15900 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT