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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
1244 AM CST TUE FEB 8 2005

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 7 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         60   1153 AM  77    1937  52      8       37       
  MINIMUM         42   1159 PM  -5    1895  31     11       19       
  AVERAGE         51                        42      9       28      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.08  -0.08      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.68                      0.56   0.12     1.26    
  SINCE DEC 1      7.08                      6.32   0.76     5.91    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.59                      2.93   2.66     4.08    
                                                                     
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       14                        24    -10       37       
  MONTH TO DATE  140                       173    -33      210       
  SINCE DEC 1   1493                      1769   -276     1624       
  SINCE JUL 1   1863                      2385   -522     2067       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     82           800 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    91                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        77      1999                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31        -7      1895                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY  8 2005......SUNRISE   711 AM CST   SUNSET   553 PM CST   
FEBRUARY  9 2005......SUNRISE   710 AM CST   SUNSET   554 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  19.7         +0.5

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        49500 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT