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CDUS44 KTSA 120901
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CDT THU MAY 12 2005

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 11 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         92    350 PM  94    1963  79     13       83       
  MINIMUM         65    540 AM  42    1969  57      8       64       
  AVERAGE         79                        68     11       74      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.17  -0.17      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.51                      1.80  -1.29     0.20    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.94                      9.65  -3.71    11.33    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.48                     14.61  -2.13    15.90    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       14                         4     10        9       
  MONTH TO DATE   42                        36      6       55       
  SINCE MAR 1     77                        87    -10      124       
  SINCE JAN 1     77                        87    -10      127       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
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)   79        92      1988                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        40      1960                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 12 2005...........SUNRISE   615 AM CDT   SUNSET   813 PM CDT   
MAY 13 2005...........SUNRISE   615 AM CDT   SUNSET   813 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  19.5         -0.2

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        16900 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT