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CDUS44 KTSA 282133
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
422 PM CDT SAT MAY 28 2005

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 28 2005...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

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)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         83    259 PM  96    1927  83      0       87       
  MINIMUM         55    548 AM  48    1961  63     -8       67       
  AVERAGE         69                        73     -4       77      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00                      0.17  -0.17     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.84                      4.78  -1.94     0.69    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.27                     12.63  -4.36    11.82    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.81                     17.59  -2.78    16.39    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            4                         8     -4       12       
  MONTH TO DATE  169                       133     36      220       
  SINCE MAR 1    204                       184     20      289       
  SINCE JAN 1    204                       184     20      292       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    MM                                           
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    MM                                                       
 LOWEST     MM                                                       
 AVERAGE    MM                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83        98      1951                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        46      1947                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 28 2005...........SUNRISE   605 AM CDT   SUNSET   825 PM CDT   
MAY 29 2005...........SUNRISE   605 AM CDT   SUNSET   825 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 AFTERNOON  19.6         +0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        30000 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT