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CDUS44 KTSA 180903
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CDT WED MAY 18 2005

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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         81    519 PM  92    2001  80      1       85       
  MINIMUM         52    521 AM  41    1973  59     -7       61       
  AVERAGE         67                        70     -3       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.18  -0.18     0.05    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.26                      2.85  -1.59     0.69    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.69                     10.70  -4.01    11.82    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.23                     15.66  -2.43    16.39    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                         5     -3        8       
  MONTH TO DATE   70                        63      7       84       
  SINCE MAR 1    105                       114     -9      153       
  SINCE JAN 1    105                       114     -9      156       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.3                                         
                                                                     
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        95      1956                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        41      1976                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 18 2005...........SUNRISE   611 AM CDT   SUNSET   817 PM CDT   
MAY 19 2005...........SUNRISE   610 AM CDT   SUNSET   818 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  19.4         -0.3

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        13600 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT