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CDUS44 KTSA 250900
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CDT THU MAY 25 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 24 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         93    344 PM  95    1962  82     11       86       
  MINIMUM         69    508 AM  45    1983  61      8       63       
  AVERAGE         81                        72      9       75      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.17  -0.17     0.48    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.84                      4.10   0.74     2.71    
  SINCE MAR 1     15.48                     11.95   3.53     8.14    
  SINCE JAN 1     19.20                     16.91   2.29    14.68    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       16                         7      9       10       
  MONTH TO DATE  133                       104     29      152       
  SINCE MAR 1    287                       155    132      187       
  SINCE JAN 1    287                       155    132      187       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.5                                         
                                                                     
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    84           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     41           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        95      1964                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        47      2001                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 25 2006...........SUNRISE   607 AM CDT   SUNSET   822 PM CDT   
MAY 26 2006...........SUNRISE   606 AM CDT   SUNSET   823 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  19.7         +0.4

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