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CDUS44 KTSA 260902
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CDT TUE JUL 26 2005

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 25 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         98    448 PM 105    1993  94      4       74       
  MINIMUM         75    534 AM  58    1911  72      3       67       
  AVERAGE         87                        83      4       71      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.09  -0.09     0.03    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.97                      2.66  -0.69     6.32    
  SINCE JUN 1      4.90                      6.94  -2.04    14.11    
  SINCE JAN 1     19.71                     25.04  -5.33    32.08    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       22                        17      5        6       
  MONTH TO DATE  447                       413     34      395       
  SINCE JUN 1    872                       777     95      742       
  SINCE JAN 1   1096                       985    111     1064       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
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      1998                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        58      1890                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY 26 2005..........SUNRISE   622 AM CDT   SUNSET   826 PM CDT   
JULY 27 2005..........SUNRISE   623 AM CDT   SUNSET   825 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  19.9         +0.4

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        29600 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT