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CDUS44 KTSA 081006
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CST TUE NOV 8 2005

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 7 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         84R   157 PM  83    1989  65     19       81       
  MINIMUM         50    142 AM  20    1959  42      8       42       
  AVERAGE         67                        54     13       62      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      1.09  -1.09     1.59    
  SINCE SEP 1      7.74                      8.64  -0.90     7.99    
  SINCE JAN 1     29.50                     36.77  -7.27    42.28    
                                                                     
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        0                        12    -12        3       
  MONTH TO DATE   30                        75    -45       53       
  SINCE SEP 1    169                       243    -74      100       
  SINCE JUL 1    169                       243    -74      100       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     48          1000 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        86      1915                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        20      1991                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER  8 2005......SUNRISE   646 AM CST   SUNSET   516 PM CST   
NOVEMBER  9 2005......SUNRISE   647 AM CST   SUNSET   515 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  19.5         +0.1

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