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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CST FRI FEB 25 2005

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 24 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         55    453 PM  84    1918  58     -3       59       
  MINIMUM         38   1157 PM  18    1965  35      3       44       
  AVERAGE         47                        46      1       52      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.58                      2.15  -0.57     1.58    
  SINCE DEC 1      7.98                      7.91   0.07     6.23    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.49                      4.52   1.97     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       18                        19     -1       13       
  MONTH TO DATE  377                       537   -160      581       
  SINCE DEC 1   1730                      2133   -403     1995       
  SINCE JUL 1   2100                      2749   -649     2438       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     41           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        80      1917                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35        12      1967                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 25 2005......SUNRISE   652 AM CST   SUNSET   609 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 26 2005......SUNRISE   651 AM CST   SUNSET   610 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  19.7         -0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        38900 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT