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CDUS44 KTSA 051004
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CST SUN FEB 5 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 4 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         49    339 PM  78    1890  52     -3       58       
  MINIMUM         29   1101 PM   2    1886  30     -1       26       
  AVERAGE         39                        41     -2       42      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.05                      0.32  -0.27     0.38    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.53                      6.08  -2.55     6.78    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.14                      2.69   0.45     5.29    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                       0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                        T      
  SINCE DEC 1      T                                         1.5     
  SINCE JUL 1      T                                         1.5     
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       26                        25      1       23       
  MONTH TO DATE   60                       101    -41       94       
  SINCE DEC 1   1349                      1697   -348     1447       
  SINCE JUL 1   1833                      2313   -480     1817       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    78           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     19           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    49                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        76      1967                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30         7      1886                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY  5 2006......SUNRISE   714 AM CST   SUNSET   550 PM CST   
FEBRUARY  6 2006......SUNRISE   713 AM CST   SUNSET   551 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         -0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        1700 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT