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CDUS44 KTSA 220926
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
427 AM CDT SAT JUL 22 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 21 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        104R   354 PM 104    2006  94     10      100       
                                      1974                          
  MINIMUM         75    510 AM  60    1971  72      3       75       
  AVERAGE         90                        83      7       88      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.55                      2.29  -0.74     1.52    
  SINCE JUN 1      5.12                      6.57  -1.45     4.45    
  SINCE JAN 1     25.87                     24.67   1.20    19.26    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       25                        17      8       23       
  MONTH TO DATE  406                       345     61      354       
  SINCE JUN 1    786                       709     77      779       
  SINCE JAN 1   1176                       917    259     1003       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    79           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     30           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    55                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   94       106      1943                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        51      1970                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY 22 2006..........SUNRISE   619 AM CDT   SUNSET   829 PM CDT   
JULY 23 2006..........SUNRISE   619 AM CDT   SUNSET   828 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       19.4         -0.0

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        4600 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT