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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
410 AM CST WED JAN 12 2005

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 11 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         69        MM  79    1995  47     22       64        
  MINIMUM         47        MM -10    1977  27     20       24        
  AVERAGE         58                        37     21       44      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.72                      0.88   2.84     0.17    
  SINCE DEC 1      5.21                      4.27   0.94     2.00    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.72                      0.88   2.84     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        7                        28    -21       21       
  MONTH TO DATE  184                       305   -121      246       
  SINCE DEC 1    883                      1050   -167      911       
  SINCE JUL 1   1253                      1666   -413     1354       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     66          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    83                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        76      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27       -11      1918                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 12 2005.......SUNRISE   726 AM CST   SUNSET   526 PM CST   
JANUARY 13 2005.......SUNRISE   726 AM CST   SUNSET   527 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  21.5         +0.3

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        97500 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT