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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
410 AM CST WED JAN 18 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 17 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         48    250 PM  73    1952  48      0       37       
  MINIMUM         27   1132 PM  -6    1930  27      0       21       
  AVERAGE         38                        38      0       29      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.07  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.62                      1.33  -0.71     4.47    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.01                      4.72  -3.71     5.96    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.62                      1.33  -0.71     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       27                        28     -1       36       
  MONTH TO DATE  302                       473   -171      334       
  SINCE DEC 1   1060                      1218   -158     1033       
  SINCE JUL 1   1544                      1834   -290     1403       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    64           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     21           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    43                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        72      1951                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28        -9      1930                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 18 2006.......SUNRISE   725 AM CST   SUNSET   531 PM CST   
JANUARY 19 2006.......SUNRISE   724 AM CST   SUNSET   532 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      19.4         -0.2

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        900 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT