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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
402 AM CDT SUN JUN 18 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JUNE 17 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         80    142 PM 102    1911  88     -8       80       
  MINIMUM         68   1141 PM  54    1960  68      0       67       
  AVERAGE         74                        78     -4       74      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.99                      0.14   0.85     0.46    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.94                      2.59   0.35     2.25    
  SINCE JUN 1      2.94                      2.59   0.35     2.25    
  SINCE JAN 1     23.69                     20.69   3.00    17.06    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                        13     -4        9       
  MONTH TO DATE  206                       182     24      219       
  SINCE JUN 1    206                       182     24      219       
  SINCE JAN 1    596                       390    206      443       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    97          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     69          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    83                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   88       103      1936                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        57      1999                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JUNE 18 2006..........SUNRISE   602 AM CDT   SUNSET   835 PM CDT   
JUNE 19 2006..........SUNRISE   603 AM CDT   SUNSET   835 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  19.3         +0.0

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        10900 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT