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CDUS44 KTSA 300903
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
403 AM CDT MON MAY 30 2005

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 29 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         74    926 AM  98    1951  83     -9       86       
  MINIMUM         65    601 AM  46    1947  63      2       67       
  AVERAGE         70                        73     -3       77      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.17  -0.17     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.84                      4.95  -2.11     0.69    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.27                     12.80  -4.53    11.82    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.81                     17.76  -2.95    16.39    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                         8     -3       12       
  MONTH TO DATE  174                       141     33      232       
  SINCE MAR 1    209                       192     17      301       
  SINCE JAN 1    209                       192     17      304       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (90)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.5                                         
                                                                     
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)   83        97      2003                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        45      1947                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 30 2005...........SUNRISE   604 AM CDT   SUNSET   826 PM CDT   
MAY 31 2005...........SUNRISE   604 AM CDT   SUNSET   827 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  19.8         +0.6

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        26000 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT