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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
605 AM CDT WED OCT 26 2005

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 25 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         63    426 PM  88    1950  71     -8       84       
  MINIMUM         33    415 AM  29    1982  47    -14       61       
  AVERAGE         48                        59    -11       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      3.08  -3.07     3.42    
  SINCE SEP 1      6.52                      6.69  -0.17     3.69    
  SINCE JAN 1     28.28                     34.82  -6.54    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       17                         7     10        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   85                        96    -11       47       
  SINCE SEP 1     86                       119    -33       47       
  SINCE JUL 1     86                       119    -33       47       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        8       
  MONTH TO DATE  111                        59     52       80       
  SINCE SEP 1    542                       334    208      394       
  SINCE JAN 1   2341                      1921    420     1894       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.8                                         
                                                                     
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    89           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     30           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        90      1891                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        30      1994                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 26 2005.......SUNRISE   734 AM CDT   SUNSET   629 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 27 2005.......SUNRISE   734 AM CDT   SUNSET   628 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                                        2100 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT