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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CST MON JAN 30 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 29 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         65    250 PM  78    1947  50     15       42       
  MINIMUM         37    735 AM   1    1966  29      8       33       
  AVERAGE         51                        39     12       38      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.08  -0.08     0.06    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.09                      2.21   0.88     4.86    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.48                      5.60  -2.12     6.35    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.09                      2.21   0.88     4.86    
                                                                     
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       14                        26    -12       27       
  MONTH TO DATE  497                       799   -302      608       
  SINCE DEC 1   1255                      1544   -289     1307       
  SINCE JUL 1   1739                      2160   -421     1677       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (250)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.7                                         
                                                                     
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    86           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     24           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    55                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        72      1917                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29         0      1966                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 30 2006.......SUNRISE   718 AM CST   SUNSET   544 PM CST   
JANUARY 31 2006.......SUNRISE   718 AM CST   SUNSET   545 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                                        1700 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT