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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CST MON FEB 14 2005

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 13 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         76    309 PM  85    1962  54     22       42       
  MINIMUM         48   1248 AM  -8    1905  32     16       20       
  AVERAGE         62                        43     19       31      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T                         0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.14                      1.08   0.06     1.58    
  SINCE DEC 1      7.54                      6.84   0.70     6.23    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.05                      3.45   2.60     4.40    
                                                                     
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        3                        22    -19       34       
  MONTH TO DATE  251                       311    -60      387       
  SINCE DEC 1   1604                      1907   -303     1801       
  SINCE JUL 1   1974                      2523   -549     2244       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     38           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        78      1883                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32         5      1905                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 14 2005......SUNRISE   705 AM CST   SUNSET   559 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 15 2005......SUNRISE   704 AM CST   SUNSET   600 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         +0.4

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        46700 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT