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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
430 PM CDT TUE SEP 27 2005

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 27 2005...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

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)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         84    211 PM  98    1954  82      2       88       
  MINIMUM         72    259 AM  38    1942  59     13       55       
  AVERAGE         78                        70      8       72      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00                      0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    6.02                      3.25   2.77     0.27    
  SINCE SEP 1      6.02                      3.25   2.77     0.27    
  SINCE JAN 1     27.78                     31.38  -3.60    34.56    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        17    -17        0       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                        17    -17        0       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                        17    -17        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY           13                         6      7        7       
  MONTH TO DATE  420                       259    161      299       
  SINCE SEP 1    420                       259    161      299       
  SINCE JAN 1   2219                      1846    373     1799       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (90)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     63           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81       104      1953                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        39      1967                    
                                                                     
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 AFTERNOON  19.0         +0.0

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        10000 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT