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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
1233 AM CST MON NOV 14 2005

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 13 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         73    117 PM  86    1955  62     11       59       
  MINIMUM         54   1135 PM  17    1986  40     14       38       
  AVERAGE         64                        51     13       49      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.17  -0.17     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         2.08  -2.08     2.40    
  SINCE SEP 1      7.74                      9.63  -1.89     8.80    
  SINCE JAN 1     29.50                     37.76  -8.26    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       16       
  MONTH TO DATE   50                       154   -104      117       
  SINCE SEP 1    189                       322   -133      164       
  SINCE JUL 1    189                       322   -133      164       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     25           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        82      1999                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        19      1963                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER 14 2005......SUNRISE   652 AM CST   SUNSET   512 PM CST   
NOVEMBER 15 2005......SUNRISE   653 AM CST   SUNSET   511 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         +0.3

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        2300 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT