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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CST FRI FEB 3 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 2 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    336 PM  77    1995  51     17       45       
  MINIMUM         46   1159 PM  -9    1951  30     16       33       
  AVERAGE         57                        40     17       39      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.05                      0.08  -0.03     0.34    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.05                      0.16  -0.11     0.38    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.53                      5.92  -2.39     6.78    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.14                      2.53   0.61     5.29    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                          T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                        T      
  SINCE DEC 1      T                                         1.5     
  SINCE JUL 1      T                                         1.5     
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                        25    -17       26       
  MONTH TO DATE   19                        51    -32       50       
  SINCE DEC 1   1308                      1647   -339     1403       
  SINCE JUL 1   1792                      2263   -471     1773       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (250)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     45           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        79      1962                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30         2      1985                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY  3 2006......SUNRISE   715 AM CST   SUNSET   548 PM CST   
FEBRUARY  4 2006......SUNRISE   714 AM CST   SUNSET   549 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         +0.3

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        3700 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT