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CDUS44 KTSA 051002
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CST SAT FEB 5 2005

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 4 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         58    353 PM  78    1890  52      6       39       
  MINIMUM         26    621 AM   2    1886  30     -4       33       
  AVERAGE         42                        41      1       36      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.08  -0.08     1.03    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.38                      0.32   0.06     1.10    
  SINCE DEC 1      6.78                      6.08   0.70     5.75    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.29                      2.69   2.60     3.92    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                        T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                        T      
  SINCE DEC 1      1.5                                        T      
  SINCE JUL 1      1.5                                        T      
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       23                        25     -2       29       
  MONTH TO DATE   94                       101     -7      115       
  SINCE DEC 1   1447                      1697   -250     1529       
  SINCE JUL 1   1817                      2313   -496     1972       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     8   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED     9   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     36           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        76      1967                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30         7      1886                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY  5 2005......SUNRISE   713 AM CST   SUNSET   550 PM CST   
FEBRUARY  6 2005......SUNRISE   713 AM CST   SUNSET   551 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      19.8         -0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        46100 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT