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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
548 AM CST WED JAN 30 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 29 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         72   1153 AM  78    1947  50     22       46       
  MINIMUM         25   1159 PM   1    1966  29     -4       20       
  AVERAGE         49                        39     10       33      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.32                      2.21  -1.89     6.03    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.91                      5.60  -1.69     8.65    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.32                      2.21  -1.89     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       16                        26    -10       32       
  MONTH TO DATE  743                       799    -56      703       
  SINCE DEC 1   1433                      1544   -111     1244       
  SINCE JUL 1   1883                      2160   -277     1763       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    43   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    55   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    18.2                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    78          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     22          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    50                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        72      1917                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29         0      1966                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 30 2008.......SUNRISE   719 AM CST   SUNSET   543 PM CST   
JANUARY 31 2008.......SUNRISE   718 AM CST   SUNSET   544 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  19.4         +0.6

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        20800 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT