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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CST TUE FEB 14 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 13 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    512 PM  85    1962  54      0       76       
  MINIMUM         20    631 AM  -8    1905  32    -12       48       
  AVERAGE         37                        43     -6       62      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.09  -0.09      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.21                      1.08  -0.87     1.14    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.69                      6.84  -3.15     7.54    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.30                      3.45  -0.15     6.05    
                                                                     
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       28                        22      6        3       
  MONTH TO DATE  297                       311    -14      251       
  SINCE DEC 1   1586                      1907   -321     1604       
  SINCE JUL 1   2070                      2523   -453     1974       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    77           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     18           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    48                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        78      1883                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32         5      1905                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 14 2006......SUNRISE   705 AM CST   SUNSET   559 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 15 2006......SUNRISE   704 AM CST   SUNSET   600 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         +0.0

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