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CDUS44 KTSA 240934
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
420 AM CDT MON JUL 24 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 23 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         92    357 PM 104    2005  94     -2      104       
                                      1943                          
  MINIMUM         69    558 AM  54    1947  72     -3       75       
  AVERAGE         81                        83     -2       90      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.09  -0.09     0.45    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.55                      2.48  -0.93     1.97    
  SINCE JUN 1      5.12                      6.76  -1.64     4.90    
  SINCE JAN 1     25.87                     24.86   1.01    19.71    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       16                        17     -1       25       
  MONTH TO DATE  439                       379     60      403       
  SINCE JUN 1    819                       743     76      828       
  SINCE JAN 1   1209                       951    258     1052       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.6                                         
                                                                     
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    84           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     27           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    56                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   94       107      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        62      2000                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY 24 2006..........SUNRISE   620 AM CDT   SUNSET   827 PM CDT   
JULY 25 2006..........SUNRISE   621 AM CDT   SUNSET   827 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                                        3500 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT