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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CDT SUN OCT 2 2005

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 1 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         86    305 PM  96    1953  80      6       82       
  MINIMUM         59    439 AM  35    1984  57      2       61       
  AVERAGE         73                        69      4       72      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.12  -0.12     0.08    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.12  -0.12     0.08    
  SINCE SEP 1      6.51                      3.73   2.78     0.35    
  SINCE JAN 1     28.27                     31.86  -3.59    34.64    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         2     -2        0       
  SINCE SEP 1      1                        25    -24        0       
  SINCE JUL 1      1                        25    -24        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                         5      3        7       
  MONTH TO DATE    8                         5      3        7       
  SINCE SEP 1    439                       280    159      321       
  SINCE JAN 1   2238                      1867    371     1821       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     51           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        93      2002                    
                                             2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        37      1975                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  2 2005.......SUNRISE   713 AM CDT   SUNSET   700 PM CDT   
OCTOBER  3 2005.......SUNRISE   714 AM CDT   SUNSET   658 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         +0.3

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        3800 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT