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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
420 AM CDT FRI JUL 14 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 13 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         94    408 PM 111    1954  93      1       96       
  MINIMUM         73    629 AM  55    1975  71      2       70       
  AVERAGE         84                        82      2       83      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T                         0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.53                      1.48   0.05     1.09    
  SINCE JUN 1      5.10                      5.76  -0.66     4.02    
  SINCE JAN 1     25.85                     23.86   1.99    18.83    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       19                        17      2       18       
  MONTH TO DATE  211                       209      2      203       
  SINCE JUN 1    591                       573     18      628       
  SINCE JAN 1    981                       781    200      852       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          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        54      1964                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY 14 2006..........SUNRISE   613 AM CDT   SUNSET   833 PM CDT   
JULY 15 2006..........SUNRISE   614 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  19.3         -0.5

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        8000 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT