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CDUS44 KTSA 050933
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
430 AM CDT TUE JUL 5 2005

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 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         90    334 PM 103    1934  91     -1       94       
  MINIMUM         71    654 AM  59    1968  70      1       73       
  AVERAGE         81                        81      0       84      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T                         0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.32                      0.48  -0.16     4.35    
  SINCE JUN 1      3.25                      4.76  -1.51    12.14    
  SINCE JAN 1     18.06                     22.86  -4.80    30.11    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       16                        16      0       19       
  MONTH TO DATE   60                        62     -2       58       
  SINCE JUN 1    485                       426     59      405       
  SINCE JAN 1    709                       634     75      727       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.8                                         
                                                                     
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)   92       104      1964                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        56      1972                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY  5 2005..........SUNRISE   608 AM CDT   SUNSET   836 PM CDT   
JULY  6 2005..........SUNRISE   609 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  19.9         +0.3

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        36800 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT