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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CST MON FEB 6 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 5 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         54    300 PM  76    1967  52      2       62       
  MINIMUM         24    509 AM   7    1886  30     -6       36       
  AVERAGE         39                        41     -2       49      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.05                      0.40  -0.35     0.38    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.53                      6.16  -2.63     6.78    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.14                      2.77   0.37     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                        24      2       16       
  MONTH TO DATE   86                       125    -39      110       
  SINCE DEC 1   1375                      1721   -346     1463       
  SINCE JUL 1   1859                      2337   -478     1833       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (90)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.8                                         
                                                                     
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    81           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     26           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    54                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        74      1904                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30         6      1985                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY  6 2006......SUNRISE   713 AM CST   SUNSET   551 PM CST   
FEBRUARY  7 2006......SUNRISE   712 AM CST   SUNSET   552 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  19.5         +0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        900 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT