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CDUS44 KTSA 051014
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
1232 AM CST THU JAN 5 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 4 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         63    151 PM  72    1997  48     15       66       
  MINIMUM         38    942 PM   6    1959  28     10       48       
  AVERAGE         51                        38     13       57      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.08  -0.08     0.71    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.32  -0.32     2.91    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.39                      3.71  -3.32     4.40    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.00                      0.32  -0.32     2.91    
                                                                     
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       14                        28    -14        8       
  MONTH TO DATE   49                       109    -60       16       
  SINCE DEC 1    807                       854    -47      715       
  SINCE JUL 1   1291                      1470   -179     1085       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.9                                         
                                                                     
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    85           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     35           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        73      1916                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28        -5      1884                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  5 2006.......SUNRISE   727 AM CST   SUNSET   519 PM CST   
JANUARY  6 2006.......SUNRISE   727 AM CST   SUNSET   520 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         +0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        1400 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT