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CDUS44 KTSA 060906
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
133 AM CDT SAT AUG 6 2005

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 5 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         96    109 PM 106    1934  94      2       89       
  MINIMUM         72    454 AM  54    1894  72      0       69       
  AVERAGE         84                        83      1       79      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T                         0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.40  -0.40     0.00    
  SINCE JUN 1      5.13                      7.87  -2.74    15.05    
  SINCE JAN 1     19.94                     25.97  -6.03    33.02    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       19                        17      2       14       
  MONTH TO DATE  103                        86     17       87       
  SINCE JUN 1   1064                       970     94      878       
  SINCE JAN 1   1288                      1178    110     1200       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    35   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    41   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  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       107      1970                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        54      1894                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST  6 2005........SUNRISE   630 AM CDT   SUNSET   816 PM CDT   
AUGUST  7 2005........SUNRISE   631 AM CDT   SUNSET   815 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  20.0         +0.5

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        18300 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT