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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
133 AM CDT TUE SEP 27 2005

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 26 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         94    300 PM  96    1954  82     12       87       
  MINIMUM         69    623 AM  40    1982  59     10       57       
  AVERAGE         82                        70     12       72      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    6.02                      3.12   2.90     0.27    
  SINCE SEP 1      6.02                      3.12   2.90     0.27    
  SINCE JAN 1     27.78                     31.25  -3.47    34.56    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        16    -16        0       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                        16    -16        0       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                        16    -16        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       17                         6     11        7       
  MONTH TO DATE  407                       253    154      292       
  SINCE SEP 1    407                       253    154      292       
  SINCE JAN 1   2206                      1840    366     1792       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     49           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    75                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        98      1954                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        38      1942                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 27 2005.....SUNRISE   709 AM CDT   SUNSET   707 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 28 2005.....SUNRISE   710 AM CDT   SUNSET   705 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         +0.5

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        10300 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT