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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CST THU FEB 3 2005

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 2 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    329 PM  77    1995  51     -6       42       
  MINIMUM         33    350 AM  -9    1951  30      3       29       
  AVERAGE         39                        40     -1       36      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.34                      0.08   0.26     0.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.38                      0.16   0.22     0.07    
  SINCE DEC 1      6.78                      5.92   0.86     4.72    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.29                      2.53   2.76     2.89    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                         0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                                         0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      1.5                                        T      
  SINCE JUL 1      1.5                                        T      
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       26                        25      1       29       
  MONTH TO DATE   50                        51     -1       54       
  SINCE DEC 1   1403                      1647   -244     1468       
  SINCE JUL 1   1773                      2263   -490     1911       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     73           700 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    87                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        79      1962                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30         2      1985                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY  3 2005......SUNRISE   715 AM CST   SUNSET   548 PM CST   
FEBRUARY  4 2005......SUNRISE   714 AM CST   SUNSET   549 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                                        55400 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT