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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
350 AM CST THU JAN 24 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 23 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         36    416 PM  78    1967  49    -13       46       
  MINIMUM         17    730 AM  -3    1930  28    -11       24       
  AVERAGE         27                        38    -11       35      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.07  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.31                      1.75  -1.44     5.96    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.90                      5.14  -1.24     8.58    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.31                      1.75  -1.44     5.96    
                                                                     
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       38                        27     11       30       
  MONTH TO DATE  588                       639    -51      539       
  SINCE DEC 1   1278                      1384   -106     1080       
  SINCE JUL 1   1728                      2000   -272     1599       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    12   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.6                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     56           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        80      1950                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28        -7      1894                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 24 2008.......SUNRISE   722 AM CST   SUNSET   537 PM CST   
JANUARY 25 2008.......SUNRISE   722 AM CST   SUNSET   538 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      20.0          +0.6

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        20100 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT