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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CST TUE JAN 17 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 16 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         62    506 PM  77    1894  48     14       38       
  MINIMUM         39    742 AM   6    1982  27     12       24       
  AVERAGE         51                        38     13       31      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.03                      0.07  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.62                      1.26  -0.64     4.47    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.01                      4.65  -3.64     5.96    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.62                      1.26  -0.64     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       14                        28    -14       34       
  MONTH TO DATE  275                       445   -170      298       
  SINCE DEC 1   1033                      1190   -157      997       
  SINCE JUL 1   1517                      1806   -289     1367       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     46           800 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        73      1952                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   27        -6      1930                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 17 2006.......SUNRISE   725 AM CST   SUNSET   530 PM CST   
JANUARY 18 2006.......SUNRISE   725 AM CST   SUNSET   531 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         +0.1

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