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CDUS44 KTSA 150934
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
420 AM CDT SAT JUL 15 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 14 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         99    421 PM 111    1954  93      6       96       
  MINIMUM         74    616 AM  54    1964  71      3       72       
  AVERAGE         87                        82      5       84      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02                      0.11  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.55                      1.59  -0.04     1.09    
  SINCE JUN 1      5.12                      5.87  -0.75     4.02    
  SINCE JAN 1     25.87                     23.97   1.90    18.83    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       22                        17      5       19       
  MONTH TO DATE  233                       226      7      222       
  SINCE JUN 1    613                       590     23      647       
  SINCE JAN 1   1003                       798    205      871       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    31   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    43   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    94           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     42           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   93       108      1954                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        53      1990                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY 15 2006..........SUNRISE   614 AM CDT   SUNSET   833 PM CDT   
JULY 16 2006..........SUNRISE   615 AM CDT   SUNSET   832 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         +0.3

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        5700 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT