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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CDT WED MAY 24 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 23 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         90    432 PM  95    2000  82      8       87       
  MINIMUM         68    441 AM  43    1963  61      7       66       
  AVERAGE         79                        71      8       77      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.18  -0.18     0.97    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.84                      3.93   0.91     2.23    
  SINCE MAR 1     15.48                     11.78   3.70     7.66    
  SINCE JAN 1     19.20                     16.74   2.46    14.20    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       14                         6      8       12       
  MONTH TO DATE  117                        97     20      142       
  SINCE MAR 1    271                       148    123      177       
  SINCE JAN 1    271                       148    123      177       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     41           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        95      1962                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        45      1983                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 24 2006...........SUNRISE   607 AM CDT   SUNSET   822 PM CDT   
MAY 25 2006...........SUNRISE   607 AM CDT   SUNSET   822 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  19.4         -0.2

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        26600 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT