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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CDT MON MAY 22 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 21 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         88    359 PM  93    1962  81      7       89       
  MINIMUM         67    441 AM  44    1894  61      6       62       
  AVERAGE         78                        71      7       76      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.18  -0.18     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.84                      3.57   1.27     1.26    
  SINCE MAR 1     15.48                     11.42   4.06     6.69    
  SINCE JAN 1     19.20                     16.38   2.82    13.23    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       13                         6      7       11       
  MONTH TO DATE   90                        85      5      116       
  SINCE MAR 1    244                       136    108      151       
  SINCE JAN 1    244                       136    108      151       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.7                                         
                                                                     
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    93           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     40           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81        94      1953                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        42      1892                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 22 2006...........SUNRISE   608 AM CDT   SUNSET   820 PM CDT   
MAY 23 2006...........SUNRISE   608 AM CDT   SUNSET   821 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  19.5         -0.2

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        17700 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT