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CDUS44 KTSA 280902
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CDT FRI OCT 28 2005

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 27 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         69    354 PM  87    1999  71     -2       78       
  MINIMUM         43    710 AM  28    1957  46     -3       67       
  AVERAGE         56                        58     -2       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.14  -0.14     0.30    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      3.36  -3.35     3.76    
  SINCE SEP 1      6.52                      6.97  -0.45     4.03    
  SINCE JAN 1     28.28                     35.10  -6.82    38.32    
                                                                     
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        9                         8      1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  107                       111     -4       47       
  SINCE SEP 1    108                       134    -26       47       
  SINCE JUL 1    108                       134    -26       47       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        8       
  MONTH TO DATE  111                        61     50      100       
  SINCE SEP 1    542                       336    206      414       
  SINCE JAN 1   2341                      1923    418     1914       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     9   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    12   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.7                                         
                                                                     
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    89           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     31           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        86      2004                    
                                             1950                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        25      1957                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 28 2005.......SUNRISE   735 AM CDT   SUNSET   627 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 29 2005.......SUNRISE   736 AM CDT   SUNSET   626 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         +0.2

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        2500 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT