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CDUS44 KTSA 010903
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CDT SAT OCT 1 2005

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 30 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         78    339 PM  99    1953  81     -3       86       
  MINIMUM         51    627 AM  37    1984  57     -6       56       
  AVERAGE         65                        69     -4       71      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    6.51                      3.61   2.90     0.27    
  SINCE SEP 1      6.51                      3.61   2.90     0.27    
  SINCE JAN 1     28.27                     31.74  -3.47    34.56    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                        23    -22        0       
  SINCE SEP 1      1                        23    -22        0       
  SINCE JUL 1      1                        23    -22        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         5     -5        6       
  MONTH TO DATE  431                       275    156      314       
  SINCE SEP 1    431                       275    156      314       
  SINCE JAN 1   2230                      1862    368     1814       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     39           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        96      1953                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        35      1984                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  1 2005.......SUNRISE   712 AM CDT   SUNSET   701 PM CDT   
OCTOBER  2 2005.......SUNRISE   713 AM CDT   SUNSET   700 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  19.5         -0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        7600 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT