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CDUS44 KTSA 050901
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CDT SUN JUN 5 2005

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JUNE 4 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    530 PM  97    1911  85      2       78       
  MINIMUM         67   1159 PM  50    1954  65      2       59       
  AVERAGE         77                        75      2       69      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01                      0.16  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.81                      0.65   0.16     1.05    
  SINCE JUN 1      0.81                      0.65   0.16     1.05    
  SINCE JAN 1     15.62                     18.75  -3.13    19.02    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       12                         9      3        4       
  MONTH TO DATE   37                        36      1       32       
  SINCE JUN 1     37                        36      1       32       
  SINCE JAN 1    261                       244     17      354       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    32   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    38   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
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)   85        96      1958                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        52      1988                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JUNE  5 2005..........SUNRISE   603 AM CDT   SUNSET   829 PM CDT   
JUNE  6 2005..........SUNRISE   603 AM CDT   SUNSET   830 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         -0.4

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        17600 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT