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CDUS44 KTSA 240903
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CDT MON OCT 24 2005

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 23 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         59    127 AM  90    2003  72    -13       82       
                                      1939                          
  MINIMUM         39   1159 PM  27    1952  48     -9       53       
  AVERAGE         49                        60    -11       68      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.13  -0.13     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      2.81  -2.80     3.42    
  SINCE SEP 1      6.52                      6.42   0.10     3.69    
  SINCE JAN 1     28.28                     34.55  -6.27    37.98    
                                                                     
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       16                         6     10        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   52                        82    -30       47       
  SINCE SEP 1     53                       105    -52       47       
  SINCE JUL 1     53                       105    -52       47       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        3       
  MONTH TO DATE  111                        57     54       72       
  SINCE SEP 1    542                       332    210      386       
  SINCE JAN 1   2341                      1919    422     1886       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    77          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     24           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    51                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        91      2003                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        28      1982                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 24 2005.......SUNRISE   732 AM CDT   SUNSET   631 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 25 2005.......SUNRISE   733 AM CDT   SUNSET   630 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         +0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        1100 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT