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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CST MON FEB 28 2005

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 27 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         54   1252 PM  79    1988  59     -5       65       
  MINIMUM         41   1142 PM  15    1934  36      5       31       
  AVERAGE         48                        47      1       48      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.05                      0.11  -0.06     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.63                      2.48  -0.85     1.58    
  SINCE DEC 1      8.03                      8.24  -0.21     6.23    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.54                      4.85   1.69     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       17                        18     -1       17       
  MONTH TO DATE  428                       593   -165      638       
  SINCE DEC 1   1781                      2189   -408     2052       
  SINCE JUL 1   2151                      2805   -654     2495       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           600 PM                                     
 LOWEST     52          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        80      1932                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36         7      1890                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 28 2005......SUNRISE   648 AM CST   SUNSET   612 PM CST   
MARCH  1 2005.........SUNRISE   647 AM CST   SUNSET   613 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         -0.2

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        48000 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT