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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
415 AM CST WED JAN 25 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 24 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         63    429 PM  80    1950  49     14       60       
  MINIMUM         26    639 AM  -7    1894  28     -2       22       
  AVERAGE         45                        38      7       41      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.07  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.40                      1.82  -0.42     4.47    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.79                      5.21  -3.42     5.96    
  SINCE JAN 1      1.40                      1.82  -0.42     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       20                        27     -7       24       
  MONTH TO DATE  422                       666   -244      501       
  SINCE DEC 1   1180                      1411   -231     1200       
  SINCE JUL 1   1664                      2027   -363     1570       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     27           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       
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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         2      1905                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 25 2006.......SUNRISE   722 AM CST   SUNSET   538 PM CST   
JANUARY 26 2006.......SUNRISE   721 AM CST   SUNSET   539 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                                        1900 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT