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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
416 AM CST WED FEB 1 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JANUARY 31 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         67    346 PM  77    1989  50     17       44       
  MINIMUM         28    737 AM   3    1979  29     -1       39       
  AVERAGE         48                        40      8       42      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.08  -0.08     0.03    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.09                      2.37   0.72     4.91    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.48                      5.76  -2.28     6.40    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.09                      2.37   0.72     4.91    
                                                                     
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  531                       851   -320      654       
  SINCE DEC 1   1289                      1596   -307     1353       
  SINCE JUL 1   1773                      2212   -439     1723       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.0                                         
                                                                     
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    92           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     15           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    54                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        87      1911                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29        -5      1979                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY  1 2006......SUNRISE   717 AM CST   SUNSET   546 PM CST   
FEBRUARY  2 2006......SUNRISE   716 AM CST   SUNSET   547 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         +0.4

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        3200 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT