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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CDT TUE AUG 30 2005

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 29 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         94    406 PM 105    2000  90      4       86       
  MINIMUM         74    620 AM  54    1893  68      6       65       
  AVERAGE         84                        79      5       76      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.82                      2.36  -0.54     1.27    
  SINCE JUN 1      6.95                      9.83  -2.88    16.32    
  SINCE JAN 1     21.76                     27.93  -6.17    34.29    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       19                        14      5       11       
  MONTH TO DATE  579                       468    111      369       
  SINCE JUN 1   1540                      1352    188     1160       
  SINCE JAN 1   1764                      1560    204     1482       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     36           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    59                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   90       107      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        53      1988                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 30 2005........SUNRISE   648 AM CDT   SUNSET   747 PM CDT   
AUGUST 31 2005........SUNRISE   649 AM CDT   SUNSET   745 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  19.7         -0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        48300 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT