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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CST MON NOV 7 2005

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 6 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         74    306 PM  83    1980  66      8       76       
  MINIMUM         46    701 AM  21    1959  43      3       41       
  AVERAGE         60                        54      6       59      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.93  -0.93     1.59    
  SINCE SEP 1      7.74                      8.48  -0.74     7.99    
  SINCE JAN 1     29.50                     36.61  -7.11    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        5                        11     -6        6       
  MONTH TO DATE   30                        63    -33       50       
  SINCE SEP 1    169                       231    -62       97       
  SINCE JUL 1    169                       231    -62       97       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     9   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    10   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     20           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    57                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        83      1989                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        20      1959                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER  7 2005......SUNRISE   645 AM CST   SUNSET   517 PM CST   
NOVEMBER  8 2005......SUNRISE   646 AM CST   SUNSET   516 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                                        2600 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT