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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CST WED FEB 23 2005

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 22 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         71    417 PM  80    1996  57     14       70       
  MINIMUM         45    259 AM  10    1978  35     10       35       
  AVERAGE         58                        46     12       53      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.18                      1.94  -0.76     1.58    
  SINCE DEC 1      7.58                      7.70  -0.12     6.23    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.09                      4.31   1.78     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        7                        20    -13       12       
  MONTH TO DATE  340                       499   -159      555       
  SINCE DEC 1   1693                      2095   -402     1969       
  SINCE JUL 1   2063                      2711   -648     2412       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     47           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        81      1982                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35        13      1899                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 23 2005......SUNRISE   654 AM CST   SUNSET   608 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 24 2005......SUNRISE   653 AM CST   SUNSET   609 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  19.2         -0.6

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        25800 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT