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CDUS44 KTSA 140903
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CDT WED SEP 14 2005

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 13 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    331 PM 100    1980  86     11       92       
  MINIMUM         70    408 AM  42    1902  64      6       64       
  AVERAGE         84                        75      9       78      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.03                      1.47  -1.44     0.25    
  SINCE SEP 1      0.03                      1.47  -1.44     0.25    
  SINCE JAN 1     21.79                     29.60  -7.81    34.54    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         3     -3        0       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                         3     -3        0       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         3     -3        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       19                        10      9       13       
  MONTH TO DATE  215                       149     66      131       
  SINCE SEP 1    215                       149     66      131       
  SINCE JAN 1   2014                      1736    278     1631       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    79           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     38           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    59                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85       100      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        44      1902                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 14 2005.....SUNRISE   700 AM CDT   SUNSET   726 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 15 2005.....SUNRISE   700 AM CDT   SUNSET   724 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         +0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        20600 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT