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CDUS44 KTSA 311015
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
414 AM CST TUE JAN 31 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 30 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         61    246 PM  72    1917  50     11       45       
  MINIMUM         34   1151 PM   0    1966  29      5       38       
  AVERAGE         48                        40      8       42      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.08  -0.08     0.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.09                      2.29   0.80     4.88    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.48                      5.68  -2.20     6.37    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.09                      2.29   0.80     4.88    
                                                                     
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       17                        26     -9       23       
  MONTH TO DATE  514                       825   -311      631       
  SINCE DEC 1   1272                      1570   -298     1330       
  SINCE JUL 1   1756                      2186   -430     1700       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.4                                         
                                                                     
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    70          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     20           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    45                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        77      1989                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29         3      1979                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JANUARY 31 2006.......SUNRISE   718 AM CST   SUNSET   545 PM CST   
FEBRUARY  1 2006......SUNRISE   717 AM CST   SUNSET   546 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       19.1         -0.5

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        1600 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT