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CDUS44 KTSA 300906
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CDT TUE MAY 30 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 29 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    336 PM  98    1951  83      8       74       
  MINIMUM         67    502 PM  46    1947  63      4       65       
  AVERAGE         79                        73      6       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.77                      0.17   0.60     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.61                      4.95   0.66     2.84    
  SINCE MAR 1     16.25                     12.80   3.45     8.27    
  SINCE JAN 1     19.97                     17.76   2.21    14.81    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       14                         8      6        5       
  MONTH TO DATE  215                       141     74      174       
  SINCE MAR 1    369                       192    177      209       
  SINCE JAN 1    369                       192    177      209       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    37   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    45   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     44           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   83        97      2003                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        45      1947                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 30 2006...........SUNRISE   605 AM CDT   SUNSET   826 PM CDT   
MAY 31 2006...........SUNRISE   604 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  19.6         -0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        13100 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT