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CDUS44 KTSA 260901
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CDT MON SEP 26 2005

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 25 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         90    433 PM  97    1939  82      8       88       
  MINIMUM         72   1158 PM  38    1989  59     13       60       
  AVERAGE         81                        71     10       74      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.20                      0.13   0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    6.02                      2.99   3.03     0.27    
  SINCE SEP 1      6.02                      2.99   3.03     0.27    
  SINCE JAN 1     27.78                     31.12  -3.34    34.56    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        15    -15        0       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                        15    -15        0       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                        15    -15        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       16                         7      9        9       
  MONTH TO DATE  390                       247    143      285       
  SINCE SEP 1    390                       247    143      285       
  SINCE JAN 1   2189                      1834    355     1785       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     52           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        96      1954                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        40      1982                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 26 2005.....SUNRISE   709 AM CDT   SUNSET   708 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 27 2005.....SUNRISE   709 AM CDT   SUNSET   707 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  19.0         -0.6

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        20000 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT