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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CDT THU AUG 11 2005

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 10 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    441 PM 113    1936  94      4       92       
  MINIMUM         71    524 AM  58    1989  71      0       66       
  AVERAGE         85                        83      2       79      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.17                      0.80  -0.63     0.00    
  SINCE JUN 1      5.30                      8.27  -2.97    15.05    
  SINCE JAN 1     20.11                     26.37  -6.26    33.02    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       20                        17      3       14       
  MONTH TO DATE  196                       171     25      137       
  SINCE JUN 1   1157                      1055    102      928       
  SINCE JAN 1   1381                      1263    118     1250       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.8                                         
                                                                     
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       108      1935                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        58      1989                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 11 2005........SUNRISE   634 AM CDT   SUNSET   811 PM CDT   
AUGUST 12 2005........SUNRISE   635 AM CDT   SUNSET   809 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       19.3         -0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        15600 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT