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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CST SAT FEB 11 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 10 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    537 PM  80    1999  53     -4       57       
  MINIMUM         35   1124 AM   1    1885  31      4       27       
  AVERAGE         42                        42      0       42      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.16                      0.09   0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.21                      0.81  -0.60     0.76    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.69                      6.57  -2.88     7.16    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.30                      3.18   0.12     5.67    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T                                         0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                                          T      
  SINCE DEC 1      T                                         1.5     
  SINCE JUL 1      T                                         1.5     
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       23                        23      0       23       
  MONTH TO DATE  204                       243    -39      209       
  SINCE DEC 1   1493                      1839   -346     1562       
  SINCE JUL 1   1977                      2455   -478     1932       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     28           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        76      1962                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        -8      1899                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 11 2006......SUNRISE   708 AM CST   SUNSET   556 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 12 2006......SUNRISE   707 AM CST   SUNSET   557 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                                        2800 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT