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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CST MON NOV 28 2005

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 27 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         74    327 PM  81    1964  57     17       60       
  MINIMUM         51    220 AM  13    1975  36     15       35       
  AVERAGE         63                        46     17       48      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T                         0.15  -0.15     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.83                      4.35  -3.52     6.36    
  SINCE SEP 1      8.57                     11.90  -3.33    12.76    
  SINCE JAN 1     30.33                     40.03  -9.70    47.05    
                                                                     
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        2                        19    -17       17       
  MONTH TO DATE  274                       389   -115      255       
  SINCE SEP 1    413                       557   -144      302       
  SINCE JUL 1    413                       557   -144      302       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    33   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    41   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     25          1100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        79      1905                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        11      1976                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER 28 2005......SUNRISE   705 AM CST   SUNSET   506 PM CST   
NOVEMBER 29 2005......SUNRISE   706 AM CST   SUNSET   505 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                                        2800 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT