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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
132 AM CDT MON MAY 29 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 28 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         92    313 PM  96    1927  83      9       83       
  MINIMUM         75   1159 PM  48    1961  63     12       55       
  AVERAGE         84                        73     11       69      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.17  -0.17     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.84                      4.78   0.06     2.84    
  SINCE MAR 1     15.48                     12.63   2.85     8.27    
  SINCE JAN 1     19.20                     17.59   1.61    14.81    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       19                         8     11        4       
  MONTH TO DATE  201                       133     68      169       
  SINCE MAR 1    355                       184    171      204       
  SINCE JAN 1    355                       184    171      204       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    79           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     44           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83        98      1951                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        46      1947                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 29 2006...........SUNRISE   605 AM CDT   SUNSET   825 PM CDT   
MAY 30 2006...........SUNRISE   605 AM CDT   SUNSET   826 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  19.8         +0.8

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        16000 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT