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CDUS44 KTSA 270905
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
415 AM CDT SAT AUG 27 2005

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 26 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        100    356 PM 106    1999  91      9       96       
  MINIMUM         76    547 AM  55    1985  69      7       74       
  AVERAGE         88                        80      8       85      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.60                      2.09  -0.49     0.98    
  SINCE JUN 1      6.73                      9.56  -2.83    16.03    
  SINCE JAN 1     21.54                     27.66  -6.12    34.00    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       23                        15      8       20       
  MONTH TO DATE  521                       426     95      324       
  SINCE JUN 1   1482                      1310    172     1115       
  SINCE JAN 1   1706                      1518    188     1437       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    94           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     40           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   91       105      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        58      1967                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 27 2005........SUNRISE   646 AM CDT   SUNSET   751 PM CDT   
AUGUST 28 2005........SUNRISE   647 AM CDT   SUNSET   750 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  19.3         -0.4

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        33300 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT