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CDUS44 KTSA 131002
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CST FRI JAN 13 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 12 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         70    400 PM  76    2000  47     23       72       
  MINIMUM         33    633 AM -11    1918  27      6       50       
  AVERAGE         52                        37     15       61      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.24                      0.08   0.16     0.75    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.60                      0.96  -0.36     4.47    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.99                      4.35  -3.36     5.96    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.60                      0.96  -0.36     4.47    
                                                                     
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       13                        28    -15        4       
  MONTH TO DATE  204                       333   -129      188       
  SINCE DEC 1    962                      1078   -116      887       
  SINCE JUL 1   1446                      1694   -248     1257       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    31   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    38   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85           900 AM                                     
 LOWEST     57           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        75      1932                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27        -3      1918                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 13 2006.......SUNRISE   726 AM CST   SUNSET   526 PM CST   
JANUARY 14 2006.......SUNRISE   726 AM CST   SUNSET   527 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         +0.0

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        2000 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT