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CDUS44 KTSA 281002
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
132 AM CDT SUN MAY 28 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 27 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         91    240 PM  95    1964  83      8       77       
  MINIMUM         70    509 AM  44    1961  62      8       58       
  AVERAGE         81                        73      8       68      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.17  -0.17     0.13    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.84                      4.61   0.23     2.84    
  SINCE MAR 1     15.48                     12.46   3.02     8.27    
  SINCE JAN 1     19.20                     17.42   1.78    14.81    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       16                         7      9        3       
  MONTH TO DATE  182                       125     57      165       
  SINCE MAR 1    336                       176    160      200       
  SINCE JAN 1    336                       176    160      200       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     41           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83        96      1927                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        48      1961                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 28 2006...........SUNRISE   605 AM CDT   SUNSET   824 PM CDT   
MAY 29 2006...........SUNRISE   605 AM CDT   SUNSET   825 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  19.0         -0.3

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        8600 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT