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CDUS44 KTSA 020902
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CDT TUE MAY 2 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 1 2006...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1882 TO 2006

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         86    327 PM  93    1959  77      9       66       
  MINIMUM         54    447 AM  34    1903  54      0       38       
  AVERAGE         70                        65      5       52      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.15  -0.15      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.15  -0.15      T      
  SINCE MAR 1     10.64                      8.00   2.64     5.43    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.36                     12.96   1.40    11.97    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                      MM       
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                      MM       
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                                       0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      T                                         1.5     
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3       13       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         3     -3       13       
  SINCE MAR 1    379                       584   -205      540       
  SINCE JUL 1   2759                      3407   -648     2712       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                         3      2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    5                         3      2        0       
  SINCE MAR 1    159                        54    105       35       
  SINCE JAN 1    159                        54    105       35       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (250)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     34           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        93      1943                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        37      1989                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  2 2006...........SUNRISE   625 AM CDT   SUNSET   804 PM CDT   
MAY  3 2006...........SUNRISE   624 AM CDT   SUNSET   805 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  19.4         -0.0

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        16500 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT