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CDUS44 KTSA 260902
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CDT FRI AUG 26 2005

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 25 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    314 PM 104    1963  91      7       94       
  MINIMUM         75    555 AM  52    1891  69      6       74       
  AVERAGE         87                        80      7       84      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.60                      2.00  -0.40     0.98    
  SINCE JUN 1      6.73                      9.47  -2.74    16.03    
  SINCE JAN 1     21.54                     27.57  -6.03    34.00    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       22                        15      7       19       
  MONTH TO DATE  498                       411     87      304       
  SINCE JUN 1   1459                      1295    164     1095       
  SINCE JAN 1   1683                      1503    180     1417       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    94           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     42           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   91       106      1999                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        55      1985                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 26 2005........SUNRISE   645 AM CDT   SUNSET   752 PM CDT   
AUGUST 27 2005........SUNRISE   646 AM CDT   SUNSET   751 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         +0.0

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        20800 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT