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CDUS44 KTSA 090902
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
402 AM CDT SUN JUL 9 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 8 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         92    330 PM 105    1964  92      0       93       
  MINIMUM         59R   537 AM  59    2006  71    -12       69       
                                      1983                          
  AVERAGE         76                        82     -6       81      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.05                      0.93  -0.88     0.32    
  SINCE JUN 1      3.62                      5.21  -1.59     3.25    
  SINCE JAN 1     24.37                     23.31   1.06    18.06    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                        16     -5       16       
  MONTH TO DATE  121                       126     -5      117       
  SINCE JUN 1    501                       490     11      542       
  SINCE JAN 1    891                       698    193      766       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     27           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    59                                                       
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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        56      1891                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY  9 2006..........SUNRISE   610 AM CDT   SUNSET   835 PM CDT   
JULY 10 2006..........SUNRISE   611 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  19.5         +0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        4100 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT