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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CST TUE JAN 10 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 9 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         58   1221 PM  78    1957  47     11       61       
  MINIMUM         33    544 AM  -6    1886  27      6       33       
  AVERAGE         46                        37      9       47      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.28                      0.08   0.20     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.28                      0.72  -0.44     3.72    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.67                      4.11  -3.44     5.21    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.28                      0.72  -0.44     3.72    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                         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       19                        28     -9       18       
  MONTH TO DATE  142                       249   -107      162       
  SINCE DEC 1    900                       994    -94      861       
  SINCE JUL 1   1384                      1610   -226     1231       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     40          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        75      1990                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27        -8      1977                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 10 2006.......SUNRISE   727 AM CST   SUNSET   524 PM CST   
JANUARY 11 2006.......SUNRISE   727 AM CST   SUNSET   525 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  19.7         +0.2

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        200 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT