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CDUS44 KTSA 290903
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CDT SAT OCT 29 2005

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 28 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         71    214 PM  86    2004  70      1       86       
                                      1950                          
  MINIMUM         41    649 AM  25    1957  46     -5       68       
  AVERAGE         56                        58     -2       77      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.14  -0.14     0.19    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      3.50  -3.49     3.95    
  SINCE SEP 1      6.52                      7.11  -0.59     4.22    
  SINCE JAN 1     28.28                     35.24  -6.96    38.51    
                                                                     
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  116                       119     -3       47       
  SINCE SEP 1    117                       142    -25       47       
  SINCE JUL 1    117                       142    -25       47       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0       12       
  MONTH TO DATE  111                        61     50      112       
  SINCE SEP 1    542                       336    206      426       
  SINCE JAN 1   2341                      1923    418     1926       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     35           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        89      1950                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        22      1952                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 29 2005.......SUNRISE   736 AM CDT   SUNSET   626 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 30 2005.......SUNRISE   637 AM CST   SUNSET   524 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  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  19.0         -0.5

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        2000 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT