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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CST FRI JAN 28 2005

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 27 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    351 PM  78    1914  49     -4       31       
  MINIMUM         34    345 AM   6    1893  28      6       15       
  AVERAGE         40                        39      1       23      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.08  -0.08      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    4.47                      2.05   2.42     2.82    
  SINCE DEC 1      5.96                      5.44   0.52     4.65    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.47                      2.05   2.42     2.82    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                        T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                        T      
  SINCE DEC 1      1.5                                        T      
  SINCE JUL 1      1.5                                        T      
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       25                        27     -2       42       
  MONTH TO DATE  552                       747   -195      625       
  SINCE DEC 1   1251                      1492   -241     1290       
  SINCE JUL 1   1621                      2108   -487     1733       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (90)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     53          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        79      1970                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29         8      1979                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 28 2005.......SUNRISE   720 AM CST   SUNSET   542 PM CST   
JANUARY 29 2005.......SUNRISE   719 AM CST   SUNSET   543 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  19.4         -0.3

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        57900 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT