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CDUS44 KTSA 070926
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
426 AM CDT FRI JUL 7 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 6 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         89    344 PM 104    1953  92     -3       89       
  MINIMUM         67   1159 PM  50    1972  71     -4       65       
  AVERAGE         78                        81     -3       77      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.05                      0.71  -0.66     0.32    
  SINCE JUN 1      3.62                      4.99  -1.37     3.25    
  SINCE JAN 1     24.37                     23.09   1.28    18.06    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       13                        16     -3       12       
  MONTH TO DATE  103                        94      9       86       
  SINCE JUN 1    483                       458     25      511       
  SINCE JAN 1    873                       666    207      735       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.8                                         
                                                                     
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    73           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     24           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    49                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   92       106      1964                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        57      1972                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY  7 2006..........SUNRISE   609 AM CDT   SUNSET   835 PM CDT   
JULY  8 2006..........SUNRISE   610 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  19.4         +0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        1900 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT