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CDUS44 KTSA 260921
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
420 AM CDT WED JUL 26 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 25 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         98    259 PM 105    1993  94      4       98       
  MINIMUM         69    513 AM  58    1911  72     -3       75       
  AVERAGE         84                        83      1       87      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.55                      2.66  -1.11     1.97    
  SINCE JUN 1      5.12                      6.94  -1.82     4.90    
  SINCE JAN 1     25.87                     25.04   0.83    19.71    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       19                        17      2       22       
  MONTH TO DATE  474                       413     61      447       
  SINCE JUN 1    854                       777     77      872       
  SINCE JAN 1   1244                       985    259     1096       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    73           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     33           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    53                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   94       106      1998                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        58      1890                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY 26 2006..........SUNRISE   622 AM CDT   SUNSET   826 PM CDT   
JULY 27 2006..........SUNRISE   622 AM CDT   SUNSET   825 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         -0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        3800 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT