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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CST SUN FEB 12 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 11 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         39   1221 AM  76    1962  54    -15       65       
  MINIMUM         23   1137 PM  -8    1899  32     -9       27       
  AVERAGE         31                        43    -12       46      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T                         0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.21                      0.90  -0.69     0.76    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.69                      6.66  -2.97     7.16    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.30                      3.27   0.03     5.67    
                                                                     
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       34                        23     11       19       
  MONTH TO DATE  238                       266    -28      228       
  SINCE DEC 1   1527                      1862   -335     1581       
  SINCE JUL 1   2011                      2478   -467     1951       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    69           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     34          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    52                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        86      1962                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32       -15      1899                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 12 2006......SUNRISE   707 AM CST   SUNSET   557 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 13 2006......SUNRISE   706 AM CST   SUNSET   558 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                                        4400 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT