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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
422 PM CDT FRI MAY 26 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 26 2006...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

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)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         92    259 PM  95    1964  82     10       78       
  MINIMUM         69    422 AM  44    1988  62      7       60       
  AVERAGE         81                        72      9       69      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00                      0.17  -0.17     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.84                      4.44   0.40     2.71    
  SINCE MAR 1     15.48                     12.29   3.19     8.14    
  SINCE JAN 1     19.20                     17.25   1.95    14.68    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY           16                         7      9        4       
  MONTH TO DATE  166                       118     48      162       
  SINCE MAR 1    320                       169    151      197       
  SINCE JAN 1    320                       169    151      197       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     49           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83        95      1964                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        44      1961                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 26 2006...........SUNRISE   606 AM CDT   SUNSET   823 PM CDT   
MAY 27 2006...........SUNRISE   606 AM CDT   SUNSET   824 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 AFTERNOON  19.6         +0.8

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        16800 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT