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CDUS44 KTSA 220903
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CDT THU SEP 22 2005

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 21 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    358 PM  98    1988  83     14       90       
  MINIMUM         71    503 AM  39    1983  61     10       61       
  AVERAGE         84                        72     12       76      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.02                      2.47   2.55     0.27    
  SINCE SEP 1      5.02                      2.47   2.55     0.27    
  SINCE JAN 1     26.78                     30.60  -3.82    34.56    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        11    -11        0       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                        11    -11        0       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                        11    -11        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       19                         8     11       11       
  MONTH TO DATE  324                       219    105      247       
  SINCE SEP 1    324                       219    105      247       
  SINCE JAN 1   2123                      1806    317     1747       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     30           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    59                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83        98      1948                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        38      1982                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 22 2005.....SUNRISE   706 AM CDT   SUNSET   714 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 23 2005.....SUNRISE   706 AM CDT   SUNSET   712 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  19.4         +0.2

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        15300 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT