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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
430 AM CST TUE JAN 24 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 23 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         54    424 PM  78    1967  49      5       38       
  MINIMUM         30    551 AM  -3    1930  28      2       17       
  AVERAGE         42                        38      4       28      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.07  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.40                      1.75  -0.35     4.47    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.79                      5.14  -3.35     5.96    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.40                      1.75  -0.35     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       23                        27     -4       37       
  MONTH TO DATE  402                       639   -237      477       
  SINCE DEC 1   1160                      1384   -224     1176       
  SINCE JUL 1   1644                      2000   -356     1546       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     9   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    12   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     38           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        80      1950                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28        -7      1894                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 24 2006.......SUNRISE   722 AM CST   SUNSET   537 PM CST   
JANUARY 25 2006.......SUNRISE   722 AM CST   SUNSET   538 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         +0.4

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        500 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT