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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CST TUE JAN 29 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 28 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         63   1159 PM  79    1970  50     13       37       
  MINIMUM         37    715 AM   8    1979  29      8       21       
  AVERAGE         50                        39     11       29      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01                      0.08  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.32                      2.13  -1.81     6.03    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.91                      5.52  -1.61     8.65    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.32                      2.13  -1.81     6.03    
                                                                     
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       15                        26    -11       36       
  MONTH TO DATE  727                       773    -46      671       
  SINCE DEC 1   1417                      1518   -101     1212       
  SINCE JUL 1   1867                      2134   -267     1731       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.2                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     54          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        78      1947                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29         1      1966                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 29 2008.......SUNRISE   719 AM CST   SUNSET   542 PM CST   
JANUARY 30 2008.......SUNRISE   719 AM CST   SUNSET   543 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  18.8         -0.4

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        15200 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT