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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CST FRI FEB 4 2005

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 3 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         53    346 PM  79    1962  51      2       47       
  MINIMUM         34   1159 PM   2    1985  30      4       19       
  AVERAGE         44                        41      3       33      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.38                      0.24   0.14     0.07    
  SINCE DEC 1      6.78                      6.00   0.78     4.72    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.29                      2.61   2.68     2.89    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                       0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                       0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      1.5                                        T      
  SINCE JUL 1      1.5                                        T      
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       21                        25     -4       32       
  MONTH TO DATE   71                        76     -5       86       
  SINCE DEC 1   1424                      1672   -248     1500       
  SINCE JUL 1   1794                      2288   -494     1943       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     50           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        78      1890                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30         2      1886                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY  4 2005......SUNRISE   714 AM CST   SUNSET   549 PM CST   
FEBRUARY  5 2005......SUNRISE   713 AM CST   SUNSET   550 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       19.9         +0.5

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        50300 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT