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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CST TUE JAN 18 2005

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 17 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         37        MM  73    1952  48    -11       54        
  MINIMUM         21        MM  -6    1930  27     -6       45        
  AVERAGE         29                        38     -9       50      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.07  -0.07     0.43    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.47                      1.33   3.14     2.10    
  SINCE DEC 1      5.96                      4.72   1.24     3.93    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.47                      1.33   3.14     2.10    
                                                                     
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       36                        28      8       15       
  MONTH TO DATE  334                       473   -139      353       
  SINCE DEC 1   1033                      1218   -185     1018       
  SINCE JUL 1   1403                      1834   -431     1461       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    MM   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    MM            
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    71           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     43           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    57                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        72      1951                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28        -9      1930                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 18 2005.......SUNRISE   725 AM CST   SUNSET   532 PM CST   
JANUARY 19 2005.......SUNRISE   724 AM CST   SUNSET   533 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  21.7         -0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        110500 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT