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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CST SAT JAN 26 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 25 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         32    622 PM  80    1950  49    -17       52       
  MINIMUM         27    854 AM   2    1905  28     -1       29       
  AVERAGE         30                        39     -9       41      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T                         0.07  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.31                      1.89  -1.58     5.96    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.90                      5.28  -1.38     8.58    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.31                      1.89  -1.58     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       35                        27      8       24       
  MONTH TO DATE  661                       693    -32      588       
  SINCE DEC 1   1351                      1438    -87     1129       
  SINCE JUL 1   1801                      2054   -253     1648       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (100)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (90)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.2                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    78          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     51           100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        80      1952                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28         3      1904                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 26 2008.......SUNRISE   721 AM CST   SUNSET   539 PM CST   
JANUARY 27 2008.......SUNRISE   721 AM CST   SUNSET   540 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         -0.0

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        17600 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT