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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
408 AM CST THU NOV 17 2005

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 16 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         49    343 PM  83    1941  61    -12       73       
  MINIMUM         28   1123 PM  20    1932  39    -11       54       
  AVERAGE         39                        50    -11       64      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.17  -0.17      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.69                      2.59  -1.90     2.40    
  SINCE SEP 1      8.43                     10.14  -1.71     8.80    
  SINCE JAN 1     30.19                     38.27  -8.08    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       26                        15     11        1       
  MONTH TO DATE   94                       198   -104      138       
  SINCE SEP 1    233                       366   -133      185       
  SINCE JUL 1    233                       366   -133      185       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.8                                         
                                                                     
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    78           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     23           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    51                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        81      1952                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        15      1959                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER 17 2005......SUNRISE   655 AM CST   SUNSET   510 PM CST   
NOVEMBER 18 2005......SUNRISE   656 AM CST   SUNSET   509 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         +0.0

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        2000 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT