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CDUS44 KTSA 130912
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CDT FRI MAY 13 2005

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 12 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         89    248 PM  92    1988  79     10       79       
  MINIMUM         63    524 AM  40    1960  58      5       69       
  AVERAGE         76                        68      8       74      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.17  -0.17     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.51                      1.97  -1.46     0.20    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.94                      9.82  -3.88    11.33    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.48                     14.78  -2.30    15.90    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                         4      7        9       
  MONTH TO DATE   53                        40     13       64       
  SINCE MAR 1     88                        91     -3      133       
  SINCE JAN 1     88                        91     -3      136       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.8                                         
                                                                     
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)   79        93      1962                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        41      1971                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 13 2005...........SUNRISE   615 AM CDT   SUNSET   813 PM CDT   
MAY 14 2005...........SUNRISE   614 AM CDT   SUNSET   814 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         +0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        14700 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT