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CDUS44 KTSA 110903
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
403 AM CDT THU MAY 11 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 10 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         77   1136 AM  92    1962  79     -2       90       
  MINIMUM         52   1159 PM  42    1885  57     -5       61       
  AVERAGE         65                        68     -3       76      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.09                      0.17  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.84                      1.63   3.21     0.51    
  SINCE MAR 1     15.48                      9.48   6.00     5.94    
  SINCE JAN 1     19.20                     14.44   4.76    12.48    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         4     -4       11       
  MONTH TO DATE   40                        32      8       28       
  SINCE MAR 1    194                        83    111       63       
  SINCE JAN 1    194                        83    111       63       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    37   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    46   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     56           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        94      1963                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        42      1969                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 11 2006...........SUNRISE   616 AM CDT   SUNSET   812 PM CDT   
MAY 12 2006...........SUNRISE   616 AM CDT   SUNSET   812 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  19.3         -0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        52900 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT