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CDUS44 KTSA 200921
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
420 AM CDT SAT AUG 20 2005

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 19 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    434 PM 106    1934  93      6       82       
  MINIMUM         75    559 AM  57    1976  70      5       69       
  AVERAGE         87                        81      6       76      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.08  -0.08     0.52    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.16                      1.51  -0.35     0.98    
  SINCE JUN 1      6.29                      8.98  -2.69    16.03    
  SINCE JAN 1     21.10                     27.08  -5.98    34.00    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       22                        16      6       11       
  MONTH TO DATE  375                       319     56      210       
  SINCE JUN 1   1336                      1203    133     1001       
  SINCE JAN 1   1560                      1411    149     1323       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (250)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    91           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     35           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   92       106      1993                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        58      1953                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 20 2005........SUNRISE   641 AM CDT   SUNSET   800 PM CDT   
AUGUST 21 2005........SUNRISE   642 AM CDT   SUNSET   759 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      19.5         -0.3

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        12600 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT