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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
423 PM CDT TUE AUG 30 2005

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 30 2005...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

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)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         96    146 PM 107    2000  90      6       86       
  MINIMUM         71    532 AM  53    1988  68      3       60       
  AVERAGE         84                        79      5       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00                      0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.82                      2.46  -0.64     1.27    
  SINCE JUN 1      6.95                      9.93  -2.98    16.32    
  SINCE JAN 1     21.76                     28.03  -6.27    34.29    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY           19                        14      5        8       
  MONTH TO DATE  598                       482    116      377       
  SINCE JUN 1   1559                      1366    193     1168       
  SINCE JAN 1   1783                      1574    209     1490       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     20           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    52                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   90       108      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        51      1915                    
                                                                     
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 AFTERNOON  20.0         +0.2

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        57400 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT