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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CST WED NOV 23 2005

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 22 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         59    256 PM  82    1900  58      1       59       
  MINIMUM         35    720 AM  17    1964  37     -2       56       
  AVERAGE         47                        48     -1       58      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.16  -0.16     0.03    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.69                      3.57  -2.88     4.18    
  SINCE SEP 1      8.43                     11.12  -2.69    10.58    
  SINCE JAN 1     30.19                     39.25  -9.06    44.87    
                                                                     
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       18                        17      1        7       
  MONTH TO DATE  217                       297    -80      178       
  SINCE SEP 1    356                       465   -109      225       
  SINCE JUL 1    356                       465   -109      225       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.5                                         
                                                                     
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    92           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     26           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    59                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        79      1900                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        19      1948                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER 23 2005......SUNRISE   701 AM CST   SUNSET   507 PM CST   
NOVEMBER 24 2005......SUNRISE   702 AM CST   SUNSET   507 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         -0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        2200 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT