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CDUS44 KTSA 200901
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CDT SAT MAY 20 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 19 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         94    241 PM  96    1956  81     13       87       
  MINIMUM         57    509 AM  45    1894  60     -3       67       
  AVERAGE         76                        70      6       77      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.18  -0.18     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.84                      3.21   1.63     1.26    
  SINCE MAR 1     15.48                     11.06   4.42     6.69    
  SINCE JAN 1     19.20                     16.02   3.18    13.23    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                         5      6       12       
  MONTH TO DATE   63                        73    -10       89       
  SINCE MAR 1    217                       124     93      124       
  SINCE JAN 1    217                       124     93      124       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     30           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81        95      2005                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        40      1894                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 20 2006...........SUNRISE   610 AM CDT   SUNSET   819 PM CDT   
MAY 21 2006...........SUNRISE   609 AM CDT   SUNSET   819 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         -0.2

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        36500 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT