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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
423 PM CST THU NOV 17 2005

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 17 2005...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

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)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         54    255 PM  81    1952  61     -7       72       
  MINIMUM         24    608 AM  15    1959  39    -15       53       
  AVERAGE         39                        50    -11       63      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00                      0.17  -0.17     0.29    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.69                      2.76  -2.07     2.69    
  SINCE SEP 1      8.43                     10.31  -1.88     9.09    
  SINCE JAN 1     30.19                     38.44  -8.25    43.38    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            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                                                             
  TODAY           26                        16     10        2       
  MONTH TO DATE  120                       214    -94      140       
  SINCE SEP 1    259                       382   -123      187       
  SINCE JUL 1    259                       382   -123      187       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     9   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    12   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     22           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    57                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        84      1930                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        18      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 AFTERNOON  19.5         +0.4

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        2500 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT