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CDUS44 KTSA 141008
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CST WED DEC 14 2005

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 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         56    427 PM  80    1948  51      5       51       
  MINIMUM         27    630 AM  10    1917  32     -5       34       
  AVERAGE         42                        41      1       43      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.20                      0.11   0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.26                      1.65  -1.39     1.34    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.26                      1.65  -1.39     1.34    
  SINCE JAN 1     30.59                     42.13 -11.54    49.91    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                         0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                       0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      0.0                                       0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                       0.0     
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       23                        24     -1       22       
  MONTH TO DATE  365                       285     80      253       
  SINCE DEC 1    365                       285     80      253       
  SINCE JUL 1    849                       901    -52      623       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     38           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        76      1889                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31         6      1958                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 14 2005......SUNRISE   718 AM CST   SUNSET   506 PM CST   
DECEMBER 15 2005......SUNRISE   719 AM CST   SUNSET   506 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  19.6         +0.2

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        700 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT