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CDUS44 KTSA 031003
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CST THU NOV 3 2005

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 2 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         79    326 PM  84    1916  67     12       63       
  MINIMUM         37    706 AM  20    1966  44     -7       51       
  AVERAGE         58                        56      2       57      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.15  -0.15     0.06    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.30  -0.30     0.99    
  SINCE SEP 1      7.74                      7.85  -0.11     7.39    
  SINCE JAN 1     29.50                     35.98  -6.48    41.68    
                                                                     
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        7                        10     -3        8       
  MONTH TO DATE   20                        20      0        8       
  SINCE SEP 1    159                       188    -29       55       
  SINCE JUL 1    159                       188    -29       55       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         2     -2        2       
  SINCE SEP 1    542                       338    204      435       
  SINCE JAN 1   2341                      1925    416     1935       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.4                                         
                                                                     
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    92           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     19           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    56                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        86      2003                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        15      1966                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER  3 2005......SUNRISE   641 AM CST   SUNSET   521 PM CST   
NOVEMBER  4 2005......SUNRISE   642 AM CST   SUNSET   520 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         +0.2

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        4500 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT