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CDUS44 KTSA 130921
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
420 AM CDT THU JUL 13 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 12 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    502 PM 105    1954  93      2       96       
  MINIMUM         71    650 PM  58    1975  71      0       71       
  AVERAGE         83                        82      1       84      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.97                      0.11   0.86     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.53                      1.37   0.16     1.09    
  SINCE JUN 1      5.10                      5.65  -0.55     4.02    
  SINCE JAN 1     25.85                     23.75   2.10    18.83    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       18                        17      1       19       
  MONTH TO DATE  192                       192      0      185       
  SINCE JUN 1    572                       556     16      610       
  SINCE JAN 1    962                       764    198      834       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    36   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    44   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    94          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     56           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    75                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   93       111      1954                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        55      1975                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY 13 2006..........SUNRISE   613 AM CDT   SUNSET   833 PM CDT   
JULY 14 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  19.8         +0.2

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        7900 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT