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CDUS44 KTSA 050903
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CDT THU MAY 5 2005

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 4 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         71    128 PM  91    1964  77     -6       85       
  MINIMUM         41    551 AM  35    1954  55    -14       48       
  AVERAGE         56                        66    -10       67      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.03                      0.63  -0.60     0.20    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.46                      8.48  -3.02    11.33    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.00                     13.44  -1.44    15.90    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        2       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        12    -12        2       
  SINCE MAR 1     35                        63    -28       71       
  SINCE JAN 1     35                        63    -28       74       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.1                                         
                                                                     
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        92      1952                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        40      1954                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  5 2005...........SUNRISE   622 AM CDT   SUNSET   807 PM CDT   
MAY  6 2005...........SUNRISE   621 AM CDT   SUNSET   808 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  19.3         -0.3

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        5100 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT