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CDUS44 KTSA 170912
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CDT SAT SEP 17 2005

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 16 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         81    432 PM 101    1956  85     -4       91       
  MINIMUM         60    627 AM  44    1979  63     -3       70       
  AVERAGE         71                        74     -3       81      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.12  -0.12     0.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.02                      1.83   3.19     0.27    
  SINCE SEP 1      5.02                      1.83   3.19     0.27    
  SINCE JAN 1     26.78                     29.96  -3.18    34.56    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         6     -6        0       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                         6     -6        0       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         6     -6        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        6                         9     -3       16       
  MONTH TO DATE  240                       177     63      182       
  SINCE SEP 1    240                       177     63      182       
  SINCE JAN 1   2039                      1764    275     1682       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (360)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     45           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84       102      1896                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        43      1903                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 17 2005.....SUNRISE   702 AM CDT   SUNSET   721 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 18 2005.....SUNRISE   703 AM CDT   SUNSET   720 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  19.8         +0.2

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        23400 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT