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CDUS44 KTSA 160903
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CDT FRI SEP 16 2005

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 15 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         83    449 PM 101    1939  85     -2       91       
  MINIMUM         64   1154 PM  46    1902  63      1       75       
  AVERAGE         74                        74      0       83      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.52                      0.12   1.40     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.02                      1.71   3.31     0.25    
  SINCE SEP 1      5.02                      1.71   3.31     0.25    
  SINCE JAN 1     26.78                     29.84  -3.06    34.54    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         5     -5        0       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                         5     -5        0       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         5     -5        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                         9      0       18       
  MONTH TO DATE  234                       168     66      166       
  SINCE SEP 1    234                       168     66      166       
  SINCE JAN 1   2033                      1755    278     1666       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    97           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     63           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    80                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85       101      1956                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        44      1979                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 16 2005.....SUNRISE   701 AM CDT   SUNSET   723 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 17 2005.....SUNRISE   702 AM CDT   SUNSET   721 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  19.7         +0.2

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        19800 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT