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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
1243 AM CST MON JAN 24 2005

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 23 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         38    425 PM  78    1967  49    -11       62       
  MINIMUM         17    733 AM  -3    1930  28    -11       24       
  AVERAGE         28                        38    -10       43      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.07  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.56                      1.75   3.81     2.11    
  SINCE DEC 1      7.05                      5.14   1.91     3.94    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.56                      1.75   3.81     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       37                        27     10       22       
  MONTH TO DATE  477                       639   -162      522       
  SINCE DEC 1   1176                      1384   -208     1187       
  SINCE JUL 1   1546                      2000   -454     1630       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.2                                         
                                                                     
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    74           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     27           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    51                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        80      1950                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28        -7      1894                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 24 2005.......SUNRISE   722 AM CST   SUNSET   538 PM CST   
JANUARY 25 2005.......SUNRISE   721 AM CST   SUNSET   539 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  19.7         +0.4

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        67900 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT