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CDUS44 KTSA 020904
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
402 AM CDT SUN JUL 2 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 1 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         95    216 PM 104    1894  91      4       86       
  MINIMUM         69    432 AM  58    1891  70     -1       69       
  AVERAGE         82                        81      1       78      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.12  -0.12     0.32    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.12  -0.12     0.32    
  SINCE JUN 1      3.57                      4.40  -0.83     3.25    
  SINCE JAN 1     24.32                     22.50   1.82    18.06    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       17                        15      2       13       
  MONTH TO DATE   17                        15      2       13       
  SINCE JUN 1    397                       379     18      438       
  SINCE JAN 1    787                       587    200      662       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    78           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     32           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    55                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   91       105      1894                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        57      1924                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY  2 2006..........SUNRISE   607 AM CDT   SUNSET   836 PM CDT   
JULY  3 2006..........SUNRISE   607 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  19.7         +0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        1800 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT