000 
CDUS44 KTSA 131001
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
1244 AM CST SUN FEB 13 2005

................................... 

...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 12 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             
..................................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         50    211 PM  86    1962  54     -4       40       
  MINIMUM         40    453 AM -15    1899  32      8       26       
  AVERAGE         45                        43      2       33      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.38                      0.09   0.29     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.14                      0.99   0.15     1.58    
  SINCE DEC 1      7.54                      6.75   0.79     6.23    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.05                      3.36   2.69     4.40    
                                                                     
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       20                        23     -3       32       
  MONTH TO DATE  248                       289    -41      353       
  SINCE DEC 1   1601                      1885   -284     1767       
  SINCE JUL 1   1971                      2501   -530     2210       
..................................................................

WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (100)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    13   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (100)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           600 PM                                     
 LOWEST     60           100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    80                                                       
..........................................................
                                                                     
THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        85      1962                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        -8      1905                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 13 2005......SUNRISE   706 AM CST   SUNSET   558 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 14 2005......SUNRISE   705 AM CST   SUNSET   559 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          


$$

&&
...........................................................

THE ARKANSAS RIVER AT VAN BUREN 

                   OBSERVED      24 HOUR     24 HOUR
                    VALUE        CHANGE      FORECAST

 STAGE (FEET) 
  THIS MORNING  19.1         -0.3

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        40500 
...........................................................
ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT