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CDUS44 KTSA 230959
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
402 AM CDT FRI JUN 23 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JUNE 22 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         93    300 PM 106    1936  89      4       91       
  MINIMUM         72   1132 PM  54    1902  69      3       66       
  AVERAGE         83                        79      4       79      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.07                      0.13  -0.06     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.01                      3.27  -0.26     2.25    
  SINCE JUN 1      3.01                      3.27  -0.26     2.25    
  SINCE JAN 1     23.76                     21.37   2.39    17.06    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       18                        14      4       14       
  MONTH TO DATE  287                       248     39      278       
  SINCE JUN 1    287                       248     39      278       
  SINCE JAN 1    677                       456    221      502       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     47           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   90       102      1988                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        55      1902                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JUNE 23 2006..........SUNRISE   603 AM CDT   SUNSET   836 PM CDT   
JUNE 24 2006..........SUNRISE   604 AM CDT   SUNSET   836 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                                        4900 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT