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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CDT MON MAY 23 2005

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 22 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         93    527 PM  94    1953  81     12       86       
  MINIMUM         65    526 AM  42    1892  61      4       71       
  AVERAGE         79                        71      8       79      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.18  -0.18     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.26                      3.75  -2.49     0.69    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.69                     11.60  -4.91    11.82    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.23                     16.56  -3.33    16.39    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       14                         6      8       14       
  MONTH TO DATE  130                        91     39      147       
  SINCE MAR 1    165                       142     23      216       
  SINCE JAN 1    165                       142     23      219       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
                                                                     
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)   82        95      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        43      1963                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 23 2005...........SUNRISE   608 AM CDT   SUNSET   821 PM CDT   
MAY 24 2005...........SUNRISE   607 AM CDT   SUNSET   822 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  19.1         -0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        18800 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT