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CDUS44 KTSA 050907
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
133 AM CDT FRI AUG 5 2005

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 4 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    155 PM 110    1964  94      6       93       
  MINIMUM         75    606 AM  54    1974  72      3       74       
  AVERAGE         88                        83      5       84      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.32  -0.32     0.00    
  SINCE JUN 1      5.13                      7.79  -2.66    15.05    
  SINCE JAN 1     19.94                     25.89  -5.95    33.02    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       23                        17      6       19       
  MONTH TO DATE   84                        69     15       73       
  SINCE JUN 1   1045                       953     92      864       
  SINCE JAN 1   1269                      1161    108     1186       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.5                                         
                                                                     
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      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        54      1894                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST  5 2005........SUNRISE   629 AM CDT   SUNSET   817 PM CDT   
AUGUST  6 2005........SUNRISE   630 AM CDT   SUNSET   816 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  19.6         -0.2

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        15000 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT