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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
550 AM CDT MON MAY 2 2005

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 1 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1882 TO 2005

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         66   1203 PM  93    1959  77    -11       70       
  MINIMUM         38    432 AM  34    1903  54    -16       47       
  AVERAGE         52                        65    -13       59      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T                         0.15  -0.15     0.20    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.15  -0.15     0.20    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.43                      8.00  -2.57    11.33    
  SINCE JAN 1     11.97                     12.96  -0.99    15.90    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                        MM       
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                                        MM       
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                                       0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      1.5                                        T      
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       13                         3     10        6       
  MONTH TO DATE   13                         3     10        6       
  SINCE MAR 1    540                       584    -44      374       
  SINCE JUL 1   2712                      3407   -695     2899       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         3     -3        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     35                        54    -19       69       
  SINCE JAN 1     35                        54    -19       72       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    MM                                                       
 LOWEST     MM                                                       
 AVERAGE    MM                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        93      1943                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        37      1989                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  2 2005...........SUNRISE   625 AM CDT   SUNSET   804 PM CDT   
MAY  3 2005...........SUNRISE   624 AM CDT   SUNSET   805 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  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  19.6         +0.2

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        9800 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT