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CDUS44 KTSA 220907
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
405 AM CDT MON AUG 22 2005

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 21 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         98    209 PM 106    1993  92      6       86       
  MINIMUM         74    611 AM  56    1956  70      4       70       
  AVERAGE         86                        81      5       78      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.60                      1.67  -0.07     0.98    
  SINCE JUN 1      6.73                      9.14  -2.41    16.03    
  SINCE JAN 1     21.54                     27.24  -5.70    34.00    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       21                        16      5       13       
  MONTH TO DATE  418                       351     67      234       
  SINCE JUN 1   1379                      1235    144     1025       
  SINCE JAN 1   1603                      1443    160     1347       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.2                                         
                                                                     
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    94           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     38           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   92       103      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        54      1956                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 22 2005........SUNRISE   642 AM CDT   SUNSET   757 PM CDT   
AUGUST 23 2005........SUNRISE   643 AM CDT   SUNSET   756 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       19.8         +0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        9300 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT