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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
1243 AM CST SUN JAN 23 2005

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 22 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         51    321 AM  78    1969  48      3       56       
  MINIMUM         24   1159 PM  -9    1930  28     -4       25       
  AVERAGE         38                        38      0       41      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.07  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.56                      1.68   3.88     2.11    
  SINCE DEC 1      7.05                      5.07   1.98     3.94    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.56                      1.68   3.88     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       27                        27      0       24       
  MONTH TO DATE  440                       612   -172      500       
  SINCE DEC 1   1139                      1357   -218     1165       
  SINCE JUL 1   1509                      1973   -464     1608       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     25           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    56                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        78      1967                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28        -3      1930                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 23 2005.......SUNRISE   723 AM CST   SUNSET   537 PM CST   
JANUARY 24 2005.......SUNRISE   722 AM CST   SUNSET   538 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  19.3         -0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        73900 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT