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CDUS44 KTSA 170907
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CDT TUE MAY 17 2005

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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         77    516 PM  93    2001  80     -3       79       
  MINIMUM         52    528 AM  41    1973  59     -7       57       
  AVERAGE         65                        69     -4       68      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.18  -0.18     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.26                      2.67  -1.41     0.64    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.69                     10.52  -3.83    11.77    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.23                     15.48  -2.25    16.34    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         5     -5        3       
  MONTH TO DATE   68                        58     10       76       
  SINCE MAR 1    103                       109     -6      145       
  SINCE JAN 1    103                       109     -6      148       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (100)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.0                                         
                                                                     
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)   80        92      2001                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        41      1973                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 17 2005...........SUNRISE   612 AM CDT   SUNSET   817 PM CDT   
MAY 18 2005...........SUNRISE   611 AM CDT   SUNSET   817 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  19.7         +0.3

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        8400 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT