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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CDT FRI JUN 17 2005

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JUNE 16 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         85    248 PM 101    1936  88     -3       84       
  MINIMUM         70    720 AM  52    1989  67      3       69       
  AVERAGE         78                        78      0       77      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.06                      0.14  -0.08     0.74    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.79                      2.45  -0.66     2.70    
  SINCE JUN 1      1.79                      2.45  -0.66     2.70    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.60                     20.55  -3.95    20.67    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       13                        12      1       12       
  MONTH TO DATE  210                       169     41      191       
  SINCE JUN 1    210                       169     41      191       
  SINCE JAN 1    434                       377     57      513       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                   
THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
                                                                     
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)   88       102      1911                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        54      1960                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JUNE 17 2005..........SUNRISE   602 AM CDT   SUNSET   835 PM CDT   
JUNE 18 2005..........SUNRISE   602 AM CDT   SUNSET   835 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  19.2         -0.2

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        87900 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT