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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
414 AM CDT WED JUN 1 2005

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 31 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         82    337 PM  99    1934  84     -2       83       
  MINIMUM         61    348 AM  42    1889  64     -3       58       
  AVERAGE         72                        74     -2       71      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T                         0.17  -0.17     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.84                      5.29  -2.45     2.27    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.27                     13.14  -4.87    13.40    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.81                     18.10  -3.29    17.97    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                         8     -1        6       
  MONTH TO DATE  189                       157     32      250       
  SINCE MAR 1    224                       208     16      319       
  SINCE JAN 1    224                       208     16      322       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (90)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  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)   84        98      1951                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        47      1972                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JUNE  1 2005..........SUNRISE   604 AM CDT   SUNSET   827 PM CDT   
JUNE  2 2005..........SUNRISE   603 AM CDT   SUNSET   828 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  19.0         +0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        19900 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT