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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CST TUE FEB 22 2005

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 21 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         75    415 PM  82    1897  57     18       62       
  MINIMUM         48    703 AM  13    1939  34     14       32       
  AVERAGE         62                        46     16       47      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.18                      1.84  -0.66     1.58    
  SINCE DEC 1      7.58                      7.60  -0.02     6.23    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.09                      4.21   1.88     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        3                        20    -17       18       
  MONTH TO DATE  333                       479   -146      543       
  SINCE DEC 1   1686                      2075   -389     1957       
  SINCE JUL 1   2056                      2691   -635     2400       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    39   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     38           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        80      1996                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35        10      1978                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 22 2005......SUNRISE   656 AM CST   SUNSET   607 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 23 2005......SUNRISE   654 AM CST   SUNSET   608 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  19.8         +1.0

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        13100 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT