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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CST THU JAN 3 2008

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 2 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         34    336 PM  75    2004  48    -14       54       
  MINIMUM         19   1150 PM   6    1979  28     -9       26       
  AVERAGE         27                        38    -11       40      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.59                      3.55   0.04     2.62    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.00                      0.16  -0.16     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       38                        27     11       25       
  MONTH TO DATE   70                        54     16       48       
  SINCE DEC 1    760                       799    -39      589       
  SINCE JUL 1   1210                      1415   -205     1108       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.9                                         

                                                                      
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    67          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     28           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    48                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        75      1997                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28        -4      1887                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  3 2008.......SUNRISE   727 AM CST   SUNSET   517 PM CST   
JANUARY  4 2008.......SUNRISE   727 AM CST   SUNSET   518 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         +0.5

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        15400 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT