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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
423 AM CST THU FEB 10 2005

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 9 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    432 PM  81    1957  53     -8       41       
  MINIMUM         29   1159 PM   7    1933  31     -2       34       
  AVERAGE         37                        42     -5       38      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.08  -0.08     0.19    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.76                      0.72   0.04     1.45    
  SINCE DEC 1      7.16                      6.48   0.68     6.10    
  SINCE JAN 1      5.67                      3.09   2.58     4.27    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                        MM       
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                        T      
  SINCE DEC 1      1.5                                        T      
  SINCE JUL 1      1.5                                        T      
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       28                        23      5       27       
  MONTH TO DATE  186                       220    -34      271       
  SINCE DEC 1   1539                      1816   -277     1685       
  SINCE JUL 1   1909                      2432   -523     2128       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     45           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        80      1999                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31         1      1885                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 10 2005......SUNRISE   709 AM CST   SUNSET   555 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 11 2005......SUNRISE   708 AM CST   SUNSET   556 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  19.4         +0.0

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        56600 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT