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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CST SAT JAN 21 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 20 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         72    339 PM  75    1906  48     24       71       
  MINIMUM         41   1159 PM  -1    1985  28     13       31       
  AVERAGE         57                        38     19       51      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T                         0.07  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.62                      1.54  -0.92     4.47    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.01                      4.93  -3.92     5.96    
  SINCE JAN 1      0.62                      1.54  -0.92     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        8                        28    -20       14       
  MONTH TO DATE  332                       557   -225      400       
  SINCE DEC 1   1090                      1302   -212     1099       
  SINCE JUL 1   1574                      1918   -344     1469       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    32   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    41   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    83          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     43           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        76      1999                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28        -1      1930                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 21 2006.......SUNRISE   724 AM CST   SUNSET   534 PM CST   
JANUARY 22 2006.......SUNRISE   723 AM CST   SUNSET   535 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  19.7         +0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        300 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT