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CDUS44 KTSA 120902
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
403 AM CDT FRI AUG 12 2005

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 11 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         99    338 PM 108    1935  94      5       77       
  MINIMUM         73    616 AM  58    1989  71      2       62       
  AVERAGE         86                        82      4       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.07  -0.07     0.46    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.17                      0.87  -0.70     0.46    
  SINCE JUN 1      5.30                      8.34  -3.04    15.51    
  SINCE JAN 1     20.11                     26.44  -6.33    33.48    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       21                        17      4        5       
  MONTH TO DATE  217                       188     29      142       
  SINCE JUN 1   1178                      1072    106      933       
  SINCE JAN 1   1402                      1280    122     1255       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  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      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        53      1967                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 12 2005........SUNRISE   635 AM CDT   SUNSET   809 PM CDT   
AUGUST 13 2005........SUNRISE   636 AM CDT   SUNSET   808 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  19.9         +0.7

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        16300 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT