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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
422 PM CST SAT FEB 18 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 18 2006...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

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)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         34   1206 AM  79    1986  56    -22       61       
  MINIMUM         26    714 AM   1    1910  33     -7       30       
  AVERAGE         30                        45    -15       46      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.35                      0.10   0.25     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.62                      1.54  -0.92     1.14    
  SINCE DEC 1      4.10                      7.30  -3.20     7.54    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.71                      3.91  -0.20     6.05    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            T                                         0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                                          T      
  SINCE DEC 1      T                                         1.5     
  SINCE JUL 1      T                                         1.5     
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY           35                        21     14       19       
  MONTH TO DATE  394                       418    -24      311       
  SINCE DEC 1   1683                      2014   -331     1664       
  SINCE JUL 1   2167                      2630   -463     2034       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FREEZING RAIN                                                      
  LT FREEZING RAIN                                                   
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     58           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    75                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        80      1986                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   34         4      1978                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 18 2006......SUNRISE   701 AM CST   SUNSET   603 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 19 2006......SUNRISE   659 AM CST   SUNSET   604 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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