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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
408 AM CST TUE FEB 7 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 6 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    242 PM  74    1904  52      2       52       
  MINIMUM         33   1159 PM   6    1985  30      3       46       
  AVERAGE         44                        41      3       49      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.08  -0.08     0.30    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.05                      0.48  -0.43     0.68    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.53                      6.24  -2.71     7.08    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.14                      2.85   0.29     5.59    
                                                                     
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       21                        24     -3       16       
  MONTH TO DATE  107                       149    -42      126       
  SINCE DEC 1   1396                      1745   -349     1479       
  SINCE JUL 1   1880                      2361   -481     1849       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    59           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     23           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    41                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        77      1937                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31        -5      1895                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY  7 2006......SUNRISE   712 AM CST   SUNSET   552 PM CST   
FEBRUARY  8 2006......SUNRISE   711 AM CST   SUNSET   553 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         +0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        500 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT