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CDUS44 KTSA 200903
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CDT THU OCT 20 2005

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 19 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         90R   317 PM  90    1899  74     16       88       
  MINIMUM         62    710 AM  29    1989  49     13       54       
  AVERAGE         76                        62     14       71      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         2.29  -2.29     3.16    
  SINCE SEP 1      6.51                      5.90   0.61     3.43    
  SINCE JAN 1     28.27                     34.03  -5.76    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                        59    -40       47       
  SINCE SEP 1     20                        82    -62       47       
  SINCE JUL 1     20                        82    -62       47       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                         1     10        6       
  MONTH TO DATE  110                        53     57       56       
  SINCE SEP 1    541                       328    213      370       
  SINCE JAN 1   2340                      1915    425     1870       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     32           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        88      2003                    
                                             1963                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        26      1989                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 20 2005.......SUNRISE   728 AM CDT   SUNSET   636 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 21 2005.......SUNRISE   729 AM CDT   SUNSET   635 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  19.6         +0.2

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