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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
1243 AM CST SUN JAN 30 2005

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 29 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         42   1217 PM  78    1947  50     -8       48       
  MINIMUM         33    524 AM   1    1966  29      4       30       
  AVERAGE         38                        39     -1       39      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.06                      0.08  -0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.86                      2.21   2.65     2.82    
  SINCE DEC 1      6.35                      5.60   0.75     4.65    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.86                      2.21   2.65     2.82    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                         0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                        T      
  SINCE DEC 1      1.5                                        T      
  SINCE JUL 1      1.5                                        T      
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       27                        26      1       26       
  MONTH TO DATE  608                       799   -191      680       
  SINCE DEC 1   1307                      1544   -237     1345       
  SINCE JUL 1   1677                      2160   -483     1788       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     73           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    87                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        72      1917                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29         0      1966                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 30 2005.......SUNRISE   718 AM CST   SUNSET   544 PM CST   
JANUARY 31 2005.......SUNRISE   717 AM CST   SUNSET   545 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         +0.0

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        50600 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT