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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CST WED JAN 26 2005

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 25 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    435 PM  80    1950  49     22       49       
  MINIMUM         33    213 AM   2    1905  28      5       42       
  AVERAGE         52                        39     13       46      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.07  -0.07     0.42    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.47                      1.89   2.58     2.80    
  SINCE DEC 1      5.96                      5.28   0.68     4.63    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.47                      1.89   2.58     2.80    
                                                                     
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       13                        27    -14       19       
  MONTH TO DATE  514                       693   -179      553       
  SINCE DEC 1   1213                      1438   -225     1218       
  SINCE JUL 1   1583                      2054   -471     1661       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (250)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.8                                         
                                                                     
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    82           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     31           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    57                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        80      1952                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28         3      1904                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 26 2005.......SUNRISE   721 AM CST   SUNSET   540 PM CST   
JANUARY 27 2005.......SUNRISE   720 AM CST   SUNSET   541 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         -0.3

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        67000 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT