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CDUS44 KTSA 190905
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
133 AM CDT WED OCT 19 2005

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 18 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         92R   317 PM  91    2004  74     18       91       
  MINIMUM         56    640 AM  26    1948  50      6       60       
  AVERAGE         74                        62     12       76      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         2.16  -2.16     3.16    
  SINCE SEP 1      6.51                      5.77   0.74     3.43    
  SINCE JAN 1     28.27                     33.90  -5.63    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                         5     -5        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   19                        54    -35       47       
  SINCE SEP 1     20                        77    -57       47       
  SINCE JUL 1     20                        77    -57       47       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                         1      8       11       
  MONTH TO DATE   99                        52     47       50       
  SINCE SEP 1    530                       327    203      364       
  SINCE JAN 1   2329                      1914    415     1864       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     32           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        90      1899                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        29      1989                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 19 2005.......SUNRISE   727 AM CDT   SUNSET   637 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 20 2005.......SUNRISE   728 AM CDT   SUNSET   636 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                                        6800 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT