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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CDT TUE AUG 9 2005

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 8 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    412 PM 108    1970  94      4       85       
  MINIMUM         70    555 AM  55    1989  71     -1       61       
  AVERAGE         84                        83      1       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.17                      0.64  -0.47     0.00    
  SINCE JUN 1      5.30                      8.11  -2.81    15.05    
  SINCE JAN 1     20.11                     26.21  -6.10    33.02    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       19                        17      2        8       
  MONTH TO DATE  157                       137     20      111       
  SINCE JUN 1   1118                      1021     97      902       
  SINCE JAN 1   1342                      1229    113     1224       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.7                                         
                                                                     
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       109      1936                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        55      1989                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST  9 2005........SUNRISE   632 AM CDT   SUNSET   813 PM CDT   
AUGUST 10 2005........SUNRISE   633 AM CDT   SUNSET   812 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       19.4         +0.0

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        11300 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT