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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
1233 AM CST TUE JAN 3 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 2 2006...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1882 TO 2006

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         64   1217 AM  75    2004  48     16       71       
  MINIMUM         38   1111 PM   6    1979  28     10       57       
  AVERAGE         51                        38     13       64      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.08  -0.08     0.36    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.16  -0.16     0.36    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.39                      3.55  -3.16     1.85    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.00                      0.16  -0.16     0.36    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                       0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                       0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      T                                         1.5     
  SINCE JUL 1      T                                         1.5     
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       14                        27    -13        1       
  MONTH TO DATE   20                        54    -34        2       
  SINCE DEC 1    778                       799    -21      701       
  SINCE JUL 1   1262                      1415   -153     1071       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     43          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        75      1997                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28        -4      1887                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  3 2006.......SUNRISE   727 AM CST   SUNSET   518 PM CST   
JANUARY  4 2006.......SUNRISE   727 AM CST   SUNSET   518 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  19.8         +0.1

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