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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
402 AM CST SAT FEB 19 2005

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 18 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         61    331 PM  79    1986  56      5       65       
  MINIMUM         30    741 AM   1    1910  33     -3       29       
  AVERAGE         46                        45      1       47      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.14                      1.54  -0.40     1.58    
  SINCE DEC 1      7.54                      7.30   0.24     6.23    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.05                      3.91   2.14     4.40    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                       0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                        T      
  SINCE DEC 1      1.5                                        T      
  SINCE JUL 1      1.5                                        T      
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       19                        21     -2       18       
  MONTH TO DATE  311                       418   -107      503       
  SINCE DEC 1   1664                      2014   -350     1917       
  SINCE JUL 1   2034                      2630   -596     2360       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     1.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     30           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        80      1986                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   34         4      1978                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 19 2005......SUNRISE   659 AM CST   SUNSET   604 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 20 2005......SUNRISE   658 AM CST   SUNSET   605 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       19.0         -0.7

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        30500 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT