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CDUS44 KTSA 231004
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CST MON JAN 23 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 22 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         44   1007 PM  78    1969  48     -4       51       
  MINIMUM         39    830 AM  -9    1930  28     11       24       
  AVERAGE         42                        38      4       38      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.78                      0.07   0.71     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.40                      1.68  -0.28     4.47    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.79                      5.07  -3.28     5.96    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.40                      1.68  -0.28     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       23                        27     -4       27       
  MONTH TO DATE  379                       612   -233      440       
  SINCE DEC 1   1137                      1357   -220     1139       
  SINCE JUL 1   1621                      1973   -352     1509       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           300 PM                                     
 LOWEST     67          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    82                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        78      1967                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28        -3      1930                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 23 2006.......SUNRISE   723 AM CST   SUNSET   536 PM CST   
JANUARY 24 2006.......SUNRISE   722 AM CST   SUNSET   537 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         -0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        800 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT