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CDUS44 KTSA 210904
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CDT FRI OCT 21 2005

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 20 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         77    136 PM  88    2003  74      3       77       
                                      1963                          
  MINIMUM         55    937 PM  26    1989  49      6       55       
  AVERAGE         66                        61      5       66      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01                      0.13  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      2.42  -2.41     3.16    
  SINCE SEP 1      6.52                      6.03   0.49     3.43    
  SINCE JAN 1     28.28                     34.16  -5.88    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                        64    -45       47       
  SINCE SEP 1     20                        87    -67       47       
  SINCE JUL 1     20                        87    -67       47       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         1      0        1       
  MONTH TO DATE  111                        54     57       57       
  SINCE SEP 1    542                       329    213      371       
  SINCE JAN 1   2341                      1916    425     1871       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    81           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     41           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    61                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        92      1978                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        29      1976                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 21 2005.......SUNRISE   729 AM CDT   SUNSET   635 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 22 2005.......SUNRISE   730 AM CDT   SUNSET   633 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                                        6000 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT