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CDUS44 KTSA 120902
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CDT MON SEP 12 2005

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 11 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         96    405 PM 104    1909  86     10       90       
  MINIMUM         68    616 AM  42    1976  65      3       60       
  AVERAGE         82                        75      7       75      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.03                      1.23  -1.20     0.25    
  SINCE SEP 1      0.03                      1.23  -1.20     0.25    
  SINCE JAN 1     21.79                     29.36  -7.57    34.54    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         1     -1        0       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                         1     -1        0       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         1     -1        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       17                        10      7       10       
  MONTH TO DATE  178                       129     49      106       
  SINCE SEP 1    178                       129     49      106       
  SINCE JAN 1   1977                      1716    261     1606       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    81           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     28           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    55                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86       100      1930                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        47      1940                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 12 2005.....SUNRISE   658 AM CDT   SUNSET   728 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 13 2005.....SUNRISE   659 AM CDT   SUNSET   727 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  19.3         +0.2

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        16800 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT