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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CST SUN DEC 25 2005

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 24 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   1238 PM  80    1955  49      2       29       
  MINIMUM         42    707 AM   0    1983  29     13       15       
  AVERAGE         47                        39      8       22      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.13                      0.09   0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.39                      2.77  -2.38     1.49    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.39                      2.77  -2.38     1.49    
  SINCE JAN 1     30.72                     43.25 -12.53    50.06    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                         0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                       1.5     
  SINCE DEC 1      0.0                                       1.5     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                       1.5     
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       18                        26     -8       43       
  MONTH TO DATE  645                       559     86      570       
  SINCE DEC 1    645                       559     86      570       
  SINCE JUL 1   1129                      1175    -46      940       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     63          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        75      1889                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29        -1      1983                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 25 2005......SUNRISE   724 AM CST   SUNSET   511 PM CST   
DECEMBER 26 2005......SUNRISE   725 AM CST   SUNSET   512 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         +0.2

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        500 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT