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CDUS44 KTSA 211005
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
500 AM CDT SAT MAY 21 2005

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 20 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         95R   431 PM  93    1998  81     14       88       
  MINIMUM         67    516 AM  40    1894  60      7       67       
  AVERAGE         81                        71     10       78      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.18  -0.18     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.26                      3.39  -2.13     0.69    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.69                     11.24  -4.55    11.82    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.23                     16.20  -2.97    16.39    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       16                         6     10       13       
  MONTH TO DATE  105                        79     26      120       
  SINCE MAR 1    140                       130     10      189       
  SINCE JAN 1    140                       130     10      192       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
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)   81        93      1962                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        44      1894                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 21 2005...........SUNRISE   609 AM CDT   SUNSET   820 PM CDT   
MAY 22 2005...........SUNRISE   608 AM CDT   SUNSET   820 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         +0.2

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        21400 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT