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CDUS44 KTSA 172229
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
446 PM CDT WED AUG 17 2005

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 16 2005...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

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)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         90    405 PM 108    1909  93     -3                
  MINIMUM         73   1236 AM  54    1992  71      2                
  AVERAGE         82                        82      0               
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.47                      0.08   0.39             
  MONTH TO DATE    1.16                      1.35  -0.09             
  SINCE JUN 1      6.29                      8.82  -2.53             
  SINCE JAN 1     21.10                     26.92  -5.82             
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY           17                        16      1                
  MONTH TO DATE  332                       287     45                
  SINCE JUN 1   1293                      1171    122                
  SINCE JAN 1   1517                      1379    138                
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    13   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    MM                                           
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    MM                                                       
 LOWEST     MM                                                       
 AVERAGE    MM                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   MM        MM      MMMM                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   MM        MM      MMMM                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 17 2005........SUNRISE   639 AM CDT   SUNSET   804 PM CDT   
AUGUST 18 2005........SUNRISE   639 AM CDT   SUNSET   802 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 AFTERNOON     M            M

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