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CDUS44 KTSA 020909
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
409 AM CDT FRI SEP 2 2005

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 1 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         99    243 PM 108    2000  89     10       88       
  MINIMUM         69    628 AM  54    1893  68      1       64       
  AVERAGE         84                        78      6       76      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  SINCE SEP 1      0.00                      0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  SINCE JAN 1     21.76                     28.23  -6.47    34.29    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       19                        13      6       11       
  MONTH TO DATE   19                        13      6       11       
  SINCE SEP 1     19                        13      6       11       
  SINCE JAN 1   1818                      1600    218     1511       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.2                                         
                                                                     
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    84           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     24           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    54                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   89       109      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        51      1882                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER  2 2005.....SUNRISE   651 AM CDT   SUNSET   743 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER  3 2005.....SUNRISE   651 AM CDT   SUNSET   741 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  20.1         +0.5

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        50400 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT