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CDUS44 KTSA 191006
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CST WED JAN 19 2005

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 18 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         45        MM  72    1951  48     -3       51        
  MINIMUM         23        MM  -9    1930  28     -5       27        
  AVERAGE         34                        38     -4       39      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.07  -0.07     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.47                      1.40   3.07     2.11    
  SINCE DEC 1      5.96                      4.79   1.17     3.94    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.47                      1.40   3.07     2.11    
                                                                     
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       31                        28      3       26       
  MONTH TO DATE  365                       501   -136      379       
  SINCE DEC 1   1064                      1246   -182     1044       
  SINCE JUL 1   1434                      1862   -428     1487       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    MM   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    MM            
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    68           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     29           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    49                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        81      1952                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28        -2      1940                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 19 2005.......SUNRISE   724 AM CST   SUNSET   533 PM CST   
JANUARY 20 2005.......SUNRISE   724 AM CST   SUNSET   534 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  21.3         -0.3

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        105800 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT