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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CST MON OCT 31 2005

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 30 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         73    359 PM  89    1968  69      4       76       
  MINIMUM         46    325 AM  22    1917  45      1       53       
  AVERAGE         60                        57      3       65      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.03                      0.15  -0.12     0.04    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.04                      3.79  -3.75     4.30    
  SINCE SEP 1      6.55                      7.40  -0.85     4.57    
  SINCE JAN 1     28.31                     35.53  -7.22    38.86    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                         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        5                         9     -4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  131                       136     -5       47       
  SINCE SEP 1    132                       159    -27       47       
  SINCE JUL 1    132                       159    -27       47       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  111                        61     50      119       
  SINCE SEP 1    542                       336    206      433       
  SINCE JAN 1   2341                      1923    418     1933       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     9   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    13   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    80           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     35           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        87      2003                    
                                             1950                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        24      1993                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 31 2005.......SUNRISE   638 AM CST   SUNSET   523 PM CST   
NOVEMBER  1 2005......SUNRISE   639 AM CST   SUNSET   522 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  19.6         +0.4

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        2200 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT