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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CST SAT DEC 31 2005

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 30 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         60    301 PM  79    1951  48     12       70       
  MINIMUM         35   1159 PM   2    1983  28      7       50       
  AVERAGE         48                        38     10       60      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.39                      3.31  -2.92     1.49    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.39                      3.31  -2.92     1.49    
  SINCE JAN 1     30.72                     43.79 -13.07    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       17                        27    -10        5       
  MONTH TO DATE  742                       718     24      697       
  SINCE DEC 1    742                       718     24      697       
  SINCE JUL 1   1226                      1334   -108     1067       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     29           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    57                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        82      1951                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28         6      1927                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 31 2005......SUNRISE   726 AM CST   SUNSET   515 PM CST   
JANUARY  1 2006.......SUNRISE   726 AM CST   SUNSET   516 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                                        1100 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT