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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CST THU JAN 19 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 18 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    309 PM  72    1951  48     22       45       
  MINIMUM         24    511 AM  -9    1930  28     -4       23       
  AVERAGE         47                        38      9       34      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.07  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.62                      1.40  -0.78     4.47    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.01                      4.79  -3.78     5.96    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.62                      1.40  -0.78     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       18                        28    -10       31       
  MONTH TO DATE  320                       501   -181      365       
  SINCE DEC 1   1078                      1246   -168     1064       
  SINCE JUL 1   1562                      1862   -300     1434       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.7                                         
                                                                     
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    81           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     15           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    48                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        81      1952                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28        -2      1940                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 19 2006.......SUNRISE   724 AM CST   SUNSET   532 PM CST   
JANUARY 20 2006.......SUNRISE   724 AM CST   SUNSET   533 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                                        1700 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT