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CDUS44 KTSA 170902
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CDT WED MAY 17 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 16 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         75    422 PM  93    2001  80     -5       77       
  MINIMUM         51    554 AM  41    1973  59     -8       52       
  AVERAGE         63                        69     -6       65      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.18  -0.18     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.84                      2.67   2.17     1.26    
  SINCE MAR 1     15.48                     10.52   4.96     6.69    
  SINCE JAN 1     19.20                     15.48   3.72    13.23    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         5     -5        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   45                        58    -13       68       
  SINCE MAR 1    199                       109     90      103       
  SINCE JAN 1    199                       109     90      103       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     38           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        92      2001                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        41      1973                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 17 2006...........SUNRISE   612 AM CDT   SUNSET   816 PM CDT   
MAY 18 2006...........SUNRISE   611 AM CDT   SUNSET   817 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                                        57700 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT