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CDUS44 KTSA 101045
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CST MON JAN 10 2005

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 9 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1882 TO 2005

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         61        MM  78    1957  47     14       46        
  MINIMUM         33        MM  -6    1886  27      6       29        
  AVERAGE         47                        37     10       38      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.72                      0.72   3.00     0.17    
  SINCE DEC 1      5.21                      4.11   1.10     2.00    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.72                      0.72   3.00     0.17    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                       0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                       0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      1.5                                        T      
  SINCE JUL 1      1.5                                        T      
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       18                        28    -10       27       
  MONTH TO DATE  162                       249    -87      194       
  SINCE DEC 1    861                       994   -133      859       
  SINCE JUL 1   1231                      1610   -379     1302       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    MM   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    MM            
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     60           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    80                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        75      1990                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27        -8      1977                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 10 2005.......SUNRISE   727 AM CST   SUNSET   524 PM CST   
JANUARY 11 2005.......SUNRISE   727 AM CST   SUNSET   525 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       21.8         +1.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        101500 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT