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CDUS44 KTSA 120903
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
402 AM CDT WED JUL 12 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 11 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    922 AM 105    1954  93     -4       91       
  MINIMUM         73    546 AM  57    1961  71      2       71       
  AVERAGE         81                        82     -1       81      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.51                      0.11   0.40     0.77    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.56                      1.26  -0.70     1.09    
  SINCE JUN 1      4.13                      5.54  -1.41     4.02    
  SINCE JAN 1     24.88                     23.64   1.24    18.83    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       16                        17     -1       16       
  MONTH TO DATE  174                       175     -1      166       
  SINCE JUN 1    554                       539     15      591       
  SINCE JAN 1    944                       747    197      815       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    94           400 PM                                     
 LOWEST     55           900 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    75                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   93       105      1954                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        58      1975                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY 12 2006..........SUNRISE   612 AM CDT   SUNSET   834 PM CDT   
JULY 13 2006..........SUNRISE   613 AM CDT   SUNSET   833 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                                        2000 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT