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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CDT FRI JUL 22 2005

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 21 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        100    435 PM 104    1974  94      6       93       
  MINIMUM         75    544 AM  60    1971  72      3       74       
  AVERAGE         88                        83      5       84      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.52                      2.29  -0.77     4.65    
  SINCE JUN 1      4.45                      6.57  -2.12    12.44    
  SINCE JAN 1     19.26                     24.67  -5.41    30.41    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       23                        17      6       19       
  MONTH TO DATE  354                       345      9      338       
  SINCE JUN 1    779                       709     70      685       
  SINCE JAN 1   1003                       917     86     1007       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.1                                         
                                                                     
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)   94       106      1943                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        51      1970                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY 22 2005..........SUNRISE   619 AM CDT   SUNSET   829 PM CDT   
JULY 23 2005..........SUNRISE   620 AM CDT   SUNSET   828 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         +0.5

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        26500 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT