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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CST FRI DEC 30 2005

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 29 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         68    323 PM  77    1984  48     20       65       
  MINIMUM         32    745 AM   5    1983  29      3       37       
  AVERAGE         50                        38     12       51      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.39                      3.22  -2.83     1.49    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.39                      3.22  -2.83     1.49    
  SINCE JAN 1     30.72                     43.70 -12.98    50.06    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                       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       15                        27    -12       14       
  MONTH TO DATE  725                       691     34      692       
  SINCE DEC 1    725                       691     34      692       
  SINCE JUL 1   1209                      1307    -98     1062       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    12   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.2                                         
                                                                     
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    82           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     24           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    53                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        79      1951                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28         2      1983                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 30 2005......SUNRISE   726 AM CST   SUNSET   514 PM CST   
DECEMBER 31 2005......SUNRISE   726 AM CST   SUNSET   515 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  19.4         +0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        600 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT