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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CST MON JAN 31 2005

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 30 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    336 PM  72    1917  50     -5       33       
  MINIMUM         38    506 AM   0    1966  29      9       23       
  AVERAGE         42                        40      2       28      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02                      0.08  -0.06     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.88                      2.29   2.59     2.82    
  SINCE DEC 1      6.37                      5.68   0.69     4.65    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.88                      2.29   2.59     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       23                        26     -3       37       
  MONTH TO DATE  631                       825   -194      717       
  SINCE DEC 1   1330                      1570   -240     1382       
  SINCE JUL 1   1700                      2186   -486     1825       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     70           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        77      1989                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29         3      1979                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 31 2005.......SUNRISE   717 AM CST   SUNSET   545 PM CST   
FEBRUARY  1 2005......SUNRISE   717 AM CST   SUNSET   546 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  19.6         +0.3

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        49900 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT