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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CDT MON AUG 29 2005

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 28 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         95    214 PM 106    1963  90      5       86       
  MINIMUM         74    611 AM  52    1967  68      6       70       
  AVERAGE         85                        79      6       78      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.09  -0.09     0.29    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.82                      2.27  -0.45     1.27    
  SINCE JUN 1      6.95                      9.74  -2.79    16.32    
  SINCE JAN 1     21.76                     27.84  -6.08    34.29    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       20                        14      6       13       
  MONTH TO DATE  560                       454    106      358       
  SINCE JUN 1   1521                      1338    183     1149       
  SINCE JAN 1   1745                      1546    199     1471       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    94           300 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)   90       105      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        54      1893                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 29 2005........SUNRISE   648 AM CDT   SUNSET   748 PM CDT   
AUGUST 30 2005........SUNRISE   648 AM CDT   SUNSET   747 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         +0.0

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        50000 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT