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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
1243 AM CST FRI JAN 21 2005

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 20 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         71        MM  75    1906  48     23       38        
  MINIMUM         31        MM  -1    1985  28      3       23        
  AVERAGE         51                        38     13       31      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.07  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.56                      1.54   4.02     2.11    
  SINCE DEC 1      7.05                      4.93   2.12     3.94    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.56                      1.54   4.02     2.11    
                                                                     
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       14                        28    -14       34       
  MONTH TO DATE  400                       557   -157      449       
  SINCE DEC 1   1099                      1302   -203     1114       
  SINCE JUL 1   1469                      1918   -449     1557       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    MM   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    MM            
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     37           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        76      1999                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28        -1      1930                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 21 2005.......SUNRISE   723 AM CST   SUNSET   535 PM CST   
JANUARY 22 2005.......SUNRISE   723 AM CST   SUNSET   536 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  19.8         -0.4

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        86700 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT