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CDUS44 KTSA 181000
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
500 AM CDT TUE OCT 18 2005

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 17 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         89        MM  91    1964  75     14       75        
  MINIMUM         55        MM  34    1976  50      5       47        
  AVERAGE         72                        62     10       61      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         2.04  -2.04     3.16    
  SINCE SEP 1      6.51                      5.65   0.86     3.43    
  SINCE JAN 1     28.27                     33.78  -5.51    37.72    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                       0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                       0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                                       0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                       0.0     
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         4     -4        4       
  MONTH TO DATE   19                        49    -30       47       
  SINCE SEP 1     20                        72    -52       47       
  SINCE JUL 1     20                        72    -52       47       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                         1      6        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   90                        51     39       39       
  SINCE SEP 1    521                       326    195      353       
  SINCE JAN 1   2320                      1913    407     1853       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    MM   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    MM            
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.0                                         
                                                                     
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    93           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     34           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        91      2004                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        26      1948                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 18 2005.......SUNRISE   726 AM CDT   SUNSET   638 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 19 2005.......SUNRISE   727 AM CDT   SUNSET   637 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         -0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        1600 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT