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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CDT SAT SEP 24 2005

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 23 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         93    346 PM  97    2000  83     10       89       
  MINIMUM         73    546 AM  40    1995  60     13       61       
  AVERAGE         83                        72     11       75      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.02                      2.73   2.29     0.27    
  SINCE SEP 1      5.02                      2.73   2.29     0.27    
  SINCE JAN 1     26.78                     30.86  -4.08    34.56    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        13    -13        0       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                        13    -13        0       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                        13    -13        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       18                         7     11       10       
  MONTH TO DATE  361                       233    128      267       
  SINCE SEP 1    361                       233    128      267       
  SINCE JAN 1   2160                      1820    340     1767       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     41           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        97      1920                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        36      1989                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 24 2005.....SUNRISE   707 AM CDT   SUNSET   711 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 25 2005.....SUNRISE   708 AM CDT   SUNSET   710 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         -0.3

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        21300 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT