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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
402 AM CST FRI FEB 24 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 23 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         60    416 PM  81    1982  57      3       50       
  MINIMUM         26    703 AM  13    1899  35     -9       42       
  AVERAGE         43                        46     -3       46      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.10  -0.10     0.40    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.63                      2.04  -1.41     1.58    
  SINCE DEC 1      4.11                      7.80  -3.69     7.98    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.72                      4.41  -0.69     6.49    
                                                                     
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       22                        19      3       19       
  MONTH TO DATE  547                       518     29      359       
  SINCE DEC 1   1836                      2114   -278     1712       
  SINCE JUL 1   2320                      2730   -410     2082       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     25           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        84      1918                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35        18      1965                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 24 2006......SUNRISE   653 AM CST   SUNSET   608 PM CST   
FEBRUARY 25 2006......SUNRISE   652 AM CST   SUNSET   609 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  19.7         +0.3

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        2300 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT