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CDUS44 KTSA 070917
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
415 AM CDT THU JUL 7 2005

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 6 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    432 PM 104    1953  92     -3       88       
  MINIMUM         65    457 AM  50    1972  71     -6       73       
  AVERAGE         77                        81     -4       81      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.11  -0.11      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.32                      0.71  -0.39     4.35    
  SINCE JUN 1      3.25                      4.99  -1.74    12.14    
  SINCE JAN 1     18.06                     23.09  -5.03    30.11    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       12                        16     -4       16       
  MONTH TO DATE   86                        94     -8       92       
  SINCE JUN 1    511                       458     53      439       
  SINCE JAN 1    735                       666     69      761       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.8                                         
                                                                     
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)   92       106      1964                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        57      1972                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY  7 2005..........SUNRISE   609 AM CDT   SUNSET   835 PM CDT   
JULY  8 2005..........SUNRISE   610 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         -0.6

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        46000 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT