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CDUS44 KTSA 100900
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CDT SUN JUL 10 2005

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 9 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         93    349 PM 106    1964  92      1       85       
  MINIMUM         69    602 AM  56    1891  71     -2       69       
  AVERAGE         81                        82     -1       77      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.11  -0.11      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.32                      1.04  -0.72     4.65    
  SINCE JUN 1      3.25                      5.32  -2.07    12.44    
  SINCE JAN 1     18.06                     23.42  -5.36    30.41    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       16                        16      0       12       
  MONTH TO DATE  133                       142     -9      134       
  SINCE JUN 1    558                       506     52      481       
  SINCE JAN 1    782                       714     68      803       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (90)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  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)   92       104      1933                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        58      1961                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY 10 2005..........SUNRISE   611 AM CDT   SUNSET   834 PM CDT   
JULY 11 2005..........SUNRISE   612 AM CDT   SUNSET   834 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  19.8         +0.4

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        40400 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT