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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CST MON JAN 16 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 15 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         67    205 PM  72    1990  48     19       47       
  MINIMUM         35    107 AM   1    1888  27      8       26       
  AVERAGE         51                        37     14       37      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.07  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.59                      1.19  -0.60     4.47    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.98                      4.58  -3.60     5.96    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.59                      1.19  -0.60     4.47    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        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                                                             
  YESTERDAY       14                        28    -14       28       
  MONTH TO DATE  261                       417   -156      264       
  SINCE DEC 1   1019                      1162   -143      963       
  SINCE JUL 1   1503                      1778   -275     1333       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    76           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     20          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    48                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        77      1894                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27         6      1982                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 16 2006.......SUNRISE   725 AM CST   SUNSET   529 PM CST   
JANUARY 17 2006.......SUNRISE   725 AM CST   SUNSET   530 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         +0.0

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        1500 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT