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CDUS44 KTSA 240912
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
402 AM CDT SAT JUN 24 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JUNE 23 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         77   1218 PM 102    1988  90    -13       93       
  MINIMUM         71   1156 PM  55    1902  69      2       67       
  AVERAGE         74                        79     -5       80      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.56                      0.13   0.43     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.57                      3.40   0.17     2.25    
  SINCE JUN 1      3.57                      3.40   0.17     2.25    
  SINCE JAN 1     24.32                     21.50   2.82    17.06    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                        14     -5       15       
  MONTH TO DATE  296                       262     34      293       
  SINCE JUN 1    296                       262     34      293       
  SINCE JAN 1    686                       470    216      517       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     82          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    88                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   90       103      1953                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        53      1974                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JUNE 24 2006..........SUNRISE   604 AM CDT   SUNSET   836 PM CDT   
JUNE 25 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       19.4         -0.2

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        3900 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT