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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2005

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 31 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         44    253 PM  77    1989  50     -6       44       
  MINIMUM         39    827 AM   3    1979  29     10       22       
  AVERAGE         42                        40      2       33      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.03                      0.08  -0.05     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.91                      2.37   2.54     2.82    
  SINCE DEC 1      6.40                      5.76   0.64     4.65    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.91                      2.37   2.54     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       32       
  MONTH TO DATE  654                       851   -197      749       
  SINCE DEC 1   1353                      1596   -243     1414       
  SINCE JUL 1   1723                      2212   -489     1857       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     8   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED     9   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    93          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     82          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    88                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        87      1911                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29        -5      1979                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY  1 2005......SUNRISE   717 AM CST   SUNSET   546 PM CST   
FEBRUARY  2 2005......SUNRISE   716 AM CST   SUNSET   547 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  19.5         +0.0

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        52300 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT