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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CST WED JAN 2 2008

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 1 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         41   1236 PM  76    2006  48     -7       51       
                                      1910                          
  MINIMUM         25    737 AM   2    1928  28     -3       32       
  AVERAGE         33                        38     -5       42      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.59                      3.47   0.12     2.62    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.00                      0.08  -0.08     0.00    
                                                                     
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       32                        27      5       23       
  MONTH TO DATE   32                        27      5       23       
  SINCE DEC 1    722                       772    -50      564       
  SINCE JUL 1   1172                      1388   -216     1083       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    40   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.2                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    81           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     22           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    52                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        75      2004                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28         6      1979                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  2 2008.......SUNRISE   726 AM CST   SUNSET   516 PM CST   
JANUARY  3 2008.......SUNRISE   727 AM CST   SUNSET   517 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       18.9         -0.8

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        14500 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT