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CDUS44 KTSA 160907
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CDT TUE AUG 16 2005

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 15 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    155 PM 106    1956  93     -3       83       
  MINIMUM         74   1158 PM  55    1992  71      3       57       
  AVERAGE         82                        82      0       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.39                      0.08   0.31     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.65                      1.19  -0.54     0.46    
  SINCE JUN 1      5.78                      8.66  -2.88    15.51    
  SINCE JAN 1     20.59                     26.76  -6.17    33.48    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       17                        16      1        5       
  MONTH TO DATE  297                       255     42      160       
  SINCE JUN 1   1258                      1139    119      951       
  SINCE JAN 1   1482                      1347    135     1273       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
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       109      1956                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        53      1992                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 16 2005........SUNRISE   638 AM CDT   SUNSET   805 PM CDT   
AUGUST 17 2005........SUNRISE   639 AM CDT   SUNSET   804 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         -0.4

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        13300 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT