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CDUS44 KTSA 062123
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
422 PM CDT TUE JUN 6 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JUNE 6 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         70    811 AM 101    1911  85    -15       88       
  MINIMUM         66    221 PM  52    2000  65      1       69       
  AVERAGE         68                        75     -7       79      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.61                      0.16   0.45     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.10                      0.97   0.13     1.16    
  SINCE JUN 1      1.10                      0.97   0.13     1.16    
  SINCE JAN 1     21.85                     19.07   2.78    15.97    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            3                        10     -7       14       
  MONTH TO DATE   53                        56     -3       63       
  SINCE JUN 1     53                        56     -3       63       
  SINCE JAN 1    443                       264    179      287       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           300 PM                                     
 LOWEST     84           100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    92                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86        98      1911                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        50      1983                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JUNE  6 2006..........SUNRISE   603 AM CDT   SUNSET   830 PM CDT   
JUNE  7 2006..........SUNRISE   602 AM CDT   SUNSET   830 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  19.4         -0.2

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        5700 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT