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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CST WED FEB 9 2005

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 8 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         54    504 PM  77    1999  53      1       44       
  MINIMUM         40    816 AM  -7    1895  31      9       18       
  AVERAGE         47                        42      5       31      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.08                      0.08   0.00     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.76                      0.64   0.12     1.26    
  SINCE DEC 1      7.16                      6.40   0.76     5.91    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.67                      3.01   2.66     4.08    
                                                                     
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       18                        24     -6       34       
  MONTH TO DATE  158                       197    -39      244       
  SINCE DEC 1   1511                      1793   -282     1658       
  SINCE JUL 1   1881                      2409   -528     2101       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     66           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    80                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        81      1957                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31         7      1933                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY  9 2005......SUNRISE   710 AM CST   SUNSET   554 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 10 2005......SUNRISE   709 AM CST   SUNSET   555 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         +0.3

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        54900 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT