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CDUS44 KTSA 280904
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CDT SUN AUG 28 2005

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 27 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         96    345 PM 105    2000  91      5       97       
  MINIMUM         72    322 AM  58    1967  69      3       75       
  AVERAGE         84                        80      4       86      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.22                      0.09   0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.82                      2.18  -0.36     0.98    
  SINCE JUN 1      6.95                      9.65  -2.70    16.03    
  SINCE JAN 1     21.76                     27.75  -5.99    34.00    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       19                        14      5       21       
  MONTH TO DATE  540                       440    100      345       
  SINCE JUN 1   1501                      1324    177     1136       
  SINCE JAN 1   1725                      1532    193     1458       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    43   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    55   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     39           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   90       106      1963                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        52      1967                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 28 2005........SUNRISE   647 AM CDT   SUNSET   750 PM CDT   
AUGUST 29 2005........SUNRISE   648 AM CDT   SUNSET   748 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  19.9         +0.7

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        42200 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT