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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
407 AM CDT TUE MAY 9 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 8 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         80    347 PM  95    1918  78      2       71       
  MINIMUM         58    612 AM  40    1982  56      2       60       
  AVERAGE         69                        67      2       66      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T                         0.17  -0.17     0.48    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.31                      1.29   1.02     0.51    
  SINCE MAR 1     12.95                      9.14   3.81     5.94    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.67                     14.10   2.57    12.48    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                         3      1        1       
  MONTH TO DATE   32                        24      8        9       
  SINCE MAR 1    186                        75    111       44       
  SINCE JAN 1    186                        75    111       44       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (100)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     58           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       
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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 2006...........SUNRISE   618 AM CDT   SUNSET   810 PM CDT   
MAY 10 2006...........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  19.0         -0.5

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        36100 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT