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CDUS44 KTSA 140905
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CDT SUN MAY 14 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 13 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         85    314 PM  93    1962  79      6       86       
  MINIMUM         54    522 AM  41    1971  58     -4       66       
  AVERAGE         70                        69      1       76      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.17  -0.17     0.06    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.84                      2.14   2.70     0.57    
  SINCE MAR 1     15.48                      9.99   5.49     6.00    
  SINCE JAN 1     19.20                     14.95   4.25    12.54    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                         4      1       11       
  MONTH TO DATE   45                        44      1       64       
  SINCE MAR 1    199                        95    104       99       
  SINCE JAN 1    199                        95    104       99       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     33           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        92      1915                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        41      1973                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 14 2006...........SUNRISE   614 AM CDT   SUNSET   814 PM CDT   
MAY 15 2006...........SUNRISE   613 AM CDT   SUNSET   815 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         -0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        63400 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT