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CDUS44 KTSA 100901
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CDT SAT SEP 10 2005

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 9 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         97    208 PM 100    1939  87     10       86       
  MINIMUM         66    618 AM  48    1956  65      1       54       
  AVERAGE         82                        76      6       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.03                      0.99  -0.96     0.25    
  SINCE SEP 1      0.03                      0.99  -0.96     0.25    
  SINCE JAN 1     21.79                     29.12  -7.33    34.54    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         0      0        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       17                        11      6        5       
  MONTH TO DATE  145                       108     37       88       
  SINCE SEP 1    145                       108     37       88       
  SINCE JAN 1   1944                      1695    249     1588       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (90)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     24           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    56                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86       102      1909                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        46      1976                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 10 2005.....SUNRISE   657 AM CDT   SUNSET   731 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 11 2005.....SUNRISE   657 AM CDT   SUNSET   730 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  19.6         +0.2

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        27700 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT