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CDUS44 KTSA 250901
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CDT SUN SEP 25 2005

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 24 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   1205 PM  97    1920  82      1       82       
  MINIMUM         73   1159 PM  36    1989  60     13       66       
  AVERAGE         78                        71      7       74      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.80                      0.13   0.67     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.82                      2.86   2.96     0.27    
  SINCE SEP 1      5.82                      2.86   2.96     0.27    
  SINCE JAN 1     27.58                     30.99  -3.41    34.56    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        14    -14        0       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                        14    -14        0       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                        14    -14        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       13                         7      6        9       
  MONTH TO DATE  374                       240    134      276       
  SINCE SEP 1    374                       240    134      276       
  SINCE JAN 1   2173                      1827    346     1776       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    94           300 PM                                     
 LOWEST     65          1000 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    80                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        97      1939                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        38      1989                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 25 2005.....SUNRISE   708 AM CDT   SUNSET   710 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 26 2005.....SUNRISE   709 AM CDT   SUNSET   708 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  19.6         +0.4

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        26200 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT