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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
1233 AM CST WED JAN 4 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 3 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         69    402 PM  75    1997  48     21       68       
  MINIMUM         31    645 AM  -4    1887  28      3       49       
  AVERAGE         50                        38     12       59      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.08  -0.08     1.84    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.24  -0.24     2.20    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.39                      3.63  -3.24     3.69    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.00                      0.24  -0.24     2.20    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                      MM       
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                       0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      T                                         1.5     
  SINCE JUL 1      T                                         1.5     
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       15                        27    -12        6       
  MONTH TO DATE   35                        81    -46        8       
  SINCE DEC 1    793                       826    -33      707       
  SINCE JUL 1   1277                      1442   -165     1077       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    13   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     33           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        72      1997                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28         6      1959                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  4 2006.......SUNRISE   727 AM CST   SUNSET   518 PM CST   
JANUARY  5 2006.......SUNRISE   727 AM CST   SUNSET   519 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                                        200 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT