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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
304 AM CST TUE JAN 8 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 7 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         74    109 PM  76    1907  47     27       59       
  MINIMUM         67    751 AM  -1    1912  28     39       37       
  AVERAGE         71                        37     34       48      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T                         0.08  -0.08     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.56  -0.56     0.36    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.59                      3.95  -0.36     2.98    
  SINCE JAN 1      T                         0.56  -0.56     0.36    
                                                                     
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       17       
  MONTH TO DATE  135                       193    -58      119       
  SINCE DEC 1    825                       938   -113      660       
  SINCE JUL 1   1275                      1554   -279     1179       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.7                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    73           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     57           100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        76      1969                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27        -7      1886                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  8 2008.......SUNRISE   727 AM CST   SUNSET   521 PM CST   
JANUARY  9 2008.......SUNRISE   727 AM CST   SUNSET   522 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         +0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        19100 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT