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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
409 AM CST THU FEB 2 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 1 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         68    138 PM  87    1911  51     17       44       
  MINIMUM         40    737 AM  -5    1979  29     11       37       
  AVERAGE         54                        40     14       41      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.08  -0.08     0.04    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.08  -0.08     0.04    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.48                      5.84  -2.36     6.44    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.09                      2.45   0.64     4.95    
                                                                     
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       11                        26    -15       24       
  MONTH TO DATE   11                        26    -15       24       
  SINCE DEC 1   1300                      1622   -322     1377       
  SINCE JUL 1   1784                      2238   -454     1747       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     47          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        77      1995                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30        -9      1951                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY  2 2006......SUNRISE   716 AM CST   SUNSET   547 PM CST   
FEBRUARY  3 2006......SUNRISE   715 AM CST   SUNSET   548 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         +0.0

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        5400 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT