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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
413 AM CST WED JAN 11 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 10 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         46   1223 AM  75    1990  47     -1       59       
  MINIMUM         28   1159 PM  -8    1977  27      1       41       
  AVERAGE         37                        37      0       50      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.08                      0.08   0.00     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.36                      0.80  -0.44     3.72    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.75                      4.19  -3.44     5.21    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.36                      0.80  -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       28                        28      0       15       
  MONTH TO DATE  170                       277   -107      177       
  SINCE DEC 1    928                      1022    -94      876       
  SINCE JUL 1   1412                      1638   -226     1246       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (250)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     73           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    85                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        79      1995                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27       -10      1977                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 11 2006.......SUNRISE   727 AM CST   SUNSET   525 PM CST   
JANUARY 12 2006.......SUNRISE   726 AM CST   SUNSET   526 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         +0.1

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