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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CDT WED JUL 13 2005

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 12 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         96    427 PM 105    1954  93      3       93       
  MINIMUM         71    612 AM  58    1975  71      0       73       
  AVERAGE         84                        82      2       83      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.09                      1.37  -0.28     4.65    
  SINCE JUN 1      4.02                      5.65  -1.63    12.44    
  SINCE JAN 1     18.83                     23.75  -4.92    30.41    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       19                        17      2       18       
  MONTH TO DATE  185                       192     -7      184       
  SINCE JUN 1    610                       556     54      531       
  SINCE JAN 1    834                       764     70      853       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.2                                         
                                                                     
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)   93       111      1954                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        55      1975                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY 13 2005..........SUNRISE   613 AM CDT   SUNSET   833 PM CDT   
JULY 14 2005..........SUNRISE   613 AM CDT   SUNSET   833 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  19.5         -0.3

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        41300 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT