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CDUS44 KTSA 290907
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
405 AM CDT FRI JUL 29 2005

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 28 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         89    433 PM 107    1986  94     -5       78       
  MINIMUM         67    613 AM  63    2004  72     -5       63       
                                      1994                          
  AVERAGE         78                        83     -5       71      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.09  -0.09      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    2.20                      2.93  -0.73     6.32    
  SINCE JUN 1      5.13                      7.21  -2.08    14.11    
  SINCE JAN 1     19.94                     25.31  -5.37    32.08    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       13                        18     -5        6       
  MONTH TO DATE  493                       466     27      418       
  SINCE JUN 1    918                       830     88      765       
  SINCE JAN 1   1142                      1038    104     1087       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.9                                         
                                                                     
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       108      1986                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        62      1969                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY 29 2005..........SUNRISE   624 AM CDT   SUNSET   823 PM CDT   
JULY 30 2005..........SUNRISE   625 AM CDT   SUNSET   822 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  19.2         +0.0

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        19000 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT