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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CDT TUE MAY 24 2005

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 23 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         87    249 PM  95    2000  82      5       85       
  MINIMUM         66    752 AM  43    1963  61      5       73       
  AVERAGE         77                        71      6       79      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.97                      0.18   0.79     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.23                      3.93  -1.70     0.69    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.66                     11.78  -4.12    11.82    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.20                     16.74  -2.54    16.39    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       12                         6      6       14       
  MONTH TO DATE  142                        97     45      161       
  SINCE MAR 1    177                       148     29      230       
  SINCE JAN 1    177                       148     29      233       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    33   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    39   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
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      1962                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        45      1983                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 24 2005...........SUNRISE   607 AM CDT   SUNSET   822 PM CDT   
MAY 25 2005...........SUNRISE   607 AM CDT   SUNSET   823 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  19.3         +0.3

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        17900 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT