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CDUS44 KTSA 030907
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CDT SUN JUL 3 2005

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 2 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         89    448 PM 105    1894  91     -2       86       
  MINIMUM         67    529 AM  57    1924  70     -3       67       
  AVERAGE         78                        81     -3       77      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.12  -0.12     3.28    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.32                      0.24   0.08     3.28    
  SINCE JUN 1      3.25                      4.52  -1.27    11.07    
  SINCE JAN 1     18.06                     22.62  -4.56    29.04    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       13                        15     -2       12       
  MONTH TO DATE   26                        30     -4       26       
  SINCE JUN 1    451                       394     57      373       
  SINCE JAN 1    675                       602     73      695       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.0                                         
                                                                     
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)   91       106      1990                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        57      1924                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY  3 2005..........SUNRISE   607 AM CDT   SUNSET   836 PM CDT   
JULY  4 2005..........SUNRISE   608 AM CDT   SUNSET   836 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       19.4         -0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        39900 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT