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CDUS44 KTSA 160905
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CDT SAT JUL 16 2005

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 15 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         91   1122 AM 108    1954  93     -2       97       
  MINIMUM         73   1132 PM  53    1990  71      2       77       
  AVERAGE         82                        82      0       87      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.42                      0.10   0.32     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.51                      1.69  -0.18     4.65    
  SINCE JUN 1      4.44                      5.97  -1.53    12.44    
  SINCE JAN 1     19.25                     24.07  -4.82    30.41    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       17                        17      0       22       
  MONTH TO DATE  239                       243     -4      245       
  SINCE JUN 1    664                       607     57      592       
  SINCE JAN 1    888                       815     73      914       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  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       109      1954                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        57      1990                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY 16 2005..........SUNRISE   615 AM CDT   SUNSET   832 PM CDT   
JULY 17 2005..........SUNRISE   615 AM CDT   SUNSET   831 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  19.7         +0.4

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        40700 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT