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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CST MON JAN 28 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 27 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         55    425 PM  78    1914  49      6       47       
  MINIMUM         32   1006 PM   6    1893  28      4       31       
  AVERAGE         44                        39      5       39      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.08  -0.08     0.07    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.31                      2.05  -1.74     6.03    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.90                      5.44  -1.54     8.65    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.31                      2.05  -1.74     6.03    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                      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       21                        27     -6       26       
  MONTH TO DATE  712                       747    -35      635       
  SINCE DEC 1   1402                      1492    -90     1176       
  SINCE JUL 1   1852                      2108   -256     1695       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    12   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.3                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     54           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        79      1970                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29         8      1979                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 28 2008.......SUNRISE   720 AM CST   SUNSET   541 PM CST   
JANUARY 29 2008.......SUNRISE   719 AM CST   SUNSET   542 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  19.3         -0.0

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        16200 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT