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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
1233 AM CST SUN NOV 13 2005

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 12 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         75    431 PM  85    1955  63     12       59       
  MINIMUM         52    138 AM  16    1911  41     11       45       
  AVERAGE         64                        52     12       52      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T                         0.17  -0.17     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         1.91  -1.91     2.40    
  SINCE SEP 1      7.74                      9.46  -1.72     8.80    
  SINCE JAN 1     29.50                     37.59  -8.09    43.09    
                                                                     
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        1                        14    -13       13       
  MONTH TO DATE   49                       140    -91      101       
  SINCE SEP 1    188                       308   -120      148       
  SINCE JUL 1    188                       308   -120      148       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     57           500 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        86      1955                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        17      1986                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER 13 2005......SUNRISE   651 AM CST   SUNSET   512 PM CST   
NOVEMBER 14 2005......SUNRISE   652 AM CST   SUNSET   512 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         +0.3

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        2600 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT