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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CST MON DEC 19 2005

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 18 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         51    401 PM  74    1889  50      1       62       
  MINIMUM         29   1105 PM  11    1901  30     -1       27       
  AVERAGE         40                        40      0       45      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.26                      2.19  -1.93     1.34    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.26                      2.19  -1.93     1.34    
  SINCE JAN 1     30.59                     42.67 -12.08    49.91    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                       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       25                        25      0       20       
  MONTH TO DATE  495                       406     89      387       
  SINCE DEC 1    495                       406     89      387       
  SINCE JUL 1    979                      1022    -43      757       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     34           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        77      1978                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30         7      1929                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 19 2005......SUNRISE   721 AM CST   SUNSET   508 PM CST   
DECEMBER 20 2005......SUNRISE   722 AM CST   SUNSET   508 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         +0.0

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        900 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT