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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
422 PM CST SUN JAN 8 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 8 2006...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

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)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         71    221 PM  76    1969  47     24       44       
  MINIMUM         40    145 AM  -7    1886  27     13       33       
  AVERAGE         56                        37     19       39      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00                      0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.64  -0.64     3.72    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.39                      4.03  -3.64     5.21    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.00                      0.64  -0.64     3.72    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            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                                                             
  TODAY            9                        28    -19       26       
  MONTH TO DATE  123                       221    -98      144       
  SINCE DEC 1    881                       966    -85      843       
  SINCE JUL 1   1365                      1582   -217     1213       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    60           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     18          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    39                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        78      1957                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27        -6      1886                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY  8 2006.......SUNRISE   727 AM CST   SUNSET   522 PM CST   
JANUARY  9 2006.......SUNRISE   727 AM CST   SUNSET   523 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 AFTERNOON  19.6         +0.2

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        400 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT