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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
408 AM CDT MON MAY 9 2005

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 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    514 PM  95    1918  78     -7       86       
  MINIMUM         60   1159 PM  40    1982  56      4       61       
  AVERAGE         66                        67     -1       74      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.48                      0.17   0.31     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.51                      1.29  -0.78     0.20    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.94                      9.14  -3.20    11.33    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.48                     14.10  -1.62    15.90    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         3     -2        9       
  MONTH TO DATE    9                        24    -15       27       
  SINCE MAR 1     44                        75    -31       96       
  SINCE JAN 1     44                        75    -31       99       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    MM                                                       
 LOWEST     MM                                                       
 AVERAGE    MM                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   78        91      1962                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        40      1980                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  9 2005...........SUNRISE   618 AM CDT   SUNSET   810 PM CDT   
MAY 10 2005...........SUNRISE   617 AM CDT   SUNSET   811 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  19.6         +0.2

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        300 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT