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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
420 AM CDT FRI JUL 21 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 20 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        104    447 PM 105    1934  93     11       96       
  MINIMUM         77    516 AM  59    1947  72      5       76       
  AVERAGE         91                        83      8       86      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.55                      2.19  -0.64     1.52    
  SINCE JUN 1      5.12                      6.47  -1.35     4.45    
  SINCE JAN 1     25.87                     24.57   1.30    19.26    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       26                        17      9       21       
  MONTH TO DATE  381                       328     53      331       
  SINCE JUN 1    761                       692     69      756       
  SINCE JAN 1   1151                       900    251      980       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    79           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     27           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    53                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   94       104      1974                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        60      1971                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY 21 2006..........SUNRISE   618 AM CDT   SUNSET   829 PM CDT   
JULY 22 2006..........SUNRISE   619 AM CDT   SUNSET   829 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                                        5400 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT