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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
401 AM CST SUN NOV 6 2005

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 5 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         80    423 PM  85    1989  66     14       67       
  MINIMUM         56   1159 PM  22    1976  43     13       38       
  AVERAGE         68                        55     13       53      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.77  -0.77     1.59    
  SINCE SEP 1      7.74                      8.32  -0.58     7.99    
  SINCE JAN 1     29.50                     36.45  -6.95    42.28    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                       0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                       0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                                       0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                       0.0     
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                        11    -11       12       
  MONTH TO DATE   25                        52    -27       44       
  SINCE SEP 1    164                       220    -56       91       
  SINCE JUL 1    164                       220    -56       91       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     48           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        83      1980                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        21      1959                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER  6 2005......SUNRISE   644 AM CST   SUNSET   518 PM CST   
NOVEMBER  7 2005......SUNRISE   645 AM CST   SUNSET   517 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  19.5         +0.0

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        3200 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT