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CDUS44 KTSA 200902
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CDT TUE SEP 20 2005

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 19 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         98    313 PM 100    1954  84     14       92       
  MINIMUM         72    621 AM  40    1981  62     10       63       
  AVERAGE         85                        73     12       78      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.02                      2.21   2.81     0.27    
  SINCE SEP 1      5.02                      2.21   2.81     0.27    
  SINCE JAN 1     26.78                     30.34  -3.56    34.56    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         9     -9        0       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                         9     -9        0       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         9     -9        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       20                         8     12       13       
  MONTH TO DATE  286                       203     83      227       
  SINCE SEP 1    286                       203     83      227       
  SINCE JAN 1   2085                      1790    295     1727       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     33           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84        99      1954                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        43      1971                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 20 2005.....SUNRISE   704 AM CDT   SUNSET   717 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 21 2005.....SUNRISE   705 AM CDT   SUNSET   715 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  19.2         +0.0

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        15100 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT