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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CDT THU AUG 4 2005

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 3 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    343 PM 107    1896  94      6       96       
  MINIMUM         73    506 AM  55    1976  72      1       73       
  AVERAGE         87                        83      4       85      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.24  -0.24     0.00    
  SINCE JUN 1      5.13                      7.71  -2.58    15.05    
  SINCE JAN 1     19.94                     25.81  -5.87    33.02    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       22                        17      5       20       
  MONTH TO DATE   61                        52      9       54       
  SINCE JUN 1   1022                       936     86      845       
  SINCE JAN 1   1246                      1144    102     1167       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.9                                         
                                                                     
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)   94       110      1964                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        54      1974                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST  4 2005........SUNRISE   629 AM CDT   SUNSET   818 PM CDT   
AUGUST  5 2005........SUNRISE   629 AM CDT   SUNSET   817 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                                        16200 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT