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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CST FRI JAN 20 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 19 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         71    249 PM  81    1952  48     23       57       
  MINIMUM         51   1158 PM  -2    1940  28     23       30       
  AVERAGE         61                        38     23       44      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.07  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.62                      1.47  -0.85     4.47    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.01                      4.86  -3.85     5.96    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.62                      1.47  -0.85     4.47    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                      MM       
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                       0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      T                                         1.5     
  SINCE JUL 1      T                                         1.5     
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                        28    -24       21       
  MONTH TO DATE  324                       529   -205      386       
  SINCE DEC 1   1082                      1274   -192     1085       
  SINCE JUL 1   1566                      1890   -324     1455       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.5                                         
                                                                     
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    71          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     25           100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    48                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        75      1906                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28        -1      1985                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 20 2006.......SUNRISE   724 AM CST   SUNSET   533 PM CST   
JANUARY 21 2006.......SUNRISE   724 AM CST   SUNSET   534 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                                        2000 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT