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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CST MON JAN 7 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 6 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         76R   215 PM  76    2008  47     29       59       
  MINIMUM         64    831 AM   3    1912  28     36       44       
  AVERAGE         70                        38     32       52      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.08  -0.08      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.48  -0.48     0.35    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.59                      3.87  -0.28     2.97    
  SINCE JAN 1      T                         0.48  -0.48     0.35    
                                                                     
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        0                        28    -28       13       
  MONTH TO DATE  135                       165    -30      102       
  SINCE DEC 1    825                       910    -85      643       
  SINCE JUL 1   1275                      1526   -251     1162       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.3                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    73           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     46           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        76      1907                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28        -1      1912                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  7 2008.......SUNRISE   727 AM CST   SUNSET   521 PM CST   
JANUARY  8 2008.......SUNRISE   727 AM CST   SUNSET   521 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  19.0         -0.4

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        10300 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT