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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CST THU JAN 13 2005

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 12 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         72        MM  76    2000  47     25       59        
  MINIMUM         50        MM -11    1918  27     23       31        
  AVERAGE         61                        37     24       45      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.75                      0.08   0.67     0.28    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.47                      0.96   3.51     0.45    
  SINCE DEC 1      5.96                      4.35   1.61     2.28    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.47                      0.96   3.51     0.45    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                      MM       
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                       0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      1.5                                        T      
  SINCE JUL 1      1.5                                        T      
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                        28    -24       20       
  MONTH TO DATE  188                       333   -145      266       
  SINCE DEC 1    887                      1078   -191      931       
  SINCE JUL 1   1257                      1694   -437     1374       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     61          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    79                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        75      1932                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27        -3      1918                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 13 2005.......SUNRISE   726 AM CST   SUNSET   527 PM CST   
JANUARY 14 2005.......SUNRISE   726 AM CST   SUNSET   528 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         +0.1

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