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CDUS44 KTSA 150919
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
420 AM CDT MON AUG 15 2005

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 14 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         90    430 PM 106    1923  93     -3       84       
  MINIMUM         76   1159 PM  55    1967  71      5       59       
  AVERAGE         83                        82      1       72      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.09                      0.08   0.01     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.26                      1.11  -0.85     0.46    
  SINCE JUN 1      5.39                      8.58  -3.19    15.51    
  SINCE JAN 1     20.20                     26.68  -6.48    33.48    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       18                        17      1        7       
  MONTH TO DATE  280                       239     41      155       
  SINCE JUN 1   1241                      1123    118      946       
  SINCE JAN 1   1465                      1331    134     1268       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.4                                         
                                                                     
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)   93       106      1956                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        55      1992                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 15 2005........SUNRISE   637 AM CDT   SUNSET   806 PM CDT   
AUGUST 16 2005........SUNRISE   638 AM CDT   SUNSET   805 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         +0.3

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        9700 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT