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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
401 AM CST SUN FEB 20 2005

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 19 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         52    835 PM  80    1986  56     -4       72       
  MINIMUM         45    728 AM   4    1978  34     11       39       
  AVERAGE         49                        45      4       56      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02                      0.10  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.16                      1.64  -0.48     1.58    
  SINCE DEC 1      7.56                      7.40   0.16     6.23    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.07                      4.01   2.06     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       16                        21     -5        9       
  MONTH TO DATE  327                       439   -112      512       
  SINCE DEC 1   1680                      2035   -355     1926       
  SINCE JUL 1   2050                      2651   -601     2369       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     61          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        81      1981                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   34        12      1921                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 20 2005......SUNRISE   658 AM CST   SUNSET   605 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 21 2005......SUNRISE   657 AM CST   SUNSET   606 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        19.1         +0.2

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        2500 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT