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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
133 AM CDT THU SEP 29 2005

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 28 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         92    305 PM 104    1953  81     11       87       
  MINIMUM         62   1159 PM  39    1967  58      4       51       
  AVERAGE         77                        70      7       69      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.49                      0.12   0.37     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    6.51                      3.37   3.14     0.27    
  SINCE SEP 1      6.51                      3.37   3.14     0.27    
  SINCE JAN 1     28.27                     31.50  -3.23    34.56    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        19    -19        0       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                        19    -19        0       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                        19    -19        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       12                         6      6        4       
  MONTH TO DATE  431                       265    166      303       
  SINCE SEP 1    431                       265    166      303       
  SINCE JAN 1   2230                      1852    378     1803       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    39   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    58   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    97          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     52           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    75                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81       100      1953                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        33      1967                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 29 2005.....SUNRISE   711 AM CDT   SUNSET   704 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 30 2005.....SUNRISE   712 AM CDT   SUNSET   702 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  19.8         +0.8

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        9400 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT