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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CST TUE FEB 28 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 27 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         73    411 PM  79    1988  59     14       54       
  MINIMUM         32    635 AM  15    1934  36     -4       41       
  AVERAGE         53                        47      6       48      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.11  -0.11     0.05    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.63                      2.48  -1.85     1.63    
  SINCE DEC 1      4.11                      8.24  -4.13     8.03    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.72                      4.85  -1.13     6.54    
                                                                     
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       12                        18     -6       17       
  MONTH TO DATE  603                       593     10      428       
  SINCE DEC 1   1892                      2189   -297     1781       
  SINCE JUL 1   2376                      2805   -429     2151       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    69           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     17           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    43                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        80      1932                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36         7      1890                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
FEBRUARY 28 2006......SUNRISE   648 AM CST   SUNSET   612 PM CST   
MARCH  1 2006.........SUNRISE   647 AM CST   SUNSET   613 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         +0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        500 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT