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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
420 AM CDT THU JUL 27 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 26 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         97    429 PM 106    1998  94      3       99       
  MINIMUM         73    544 AM  58    1890  72      1       75       
  AVERAGE         85                        83      2       87      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.55                      2.75  -1.20     1.97    
  SINCE JUN 1      5.12                      7.03  -1.91     4.90    
  SINCE JAN 1     25.87                     25.13   0.74    19.71    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       20                        17      3       22       
  MONTH TO DATE  494                       430     64      469       
  SINCE JUN 1    874                       794     80      894       
  SINCE JAN 1   1264                      1002    262     1118       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  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           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     35           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    57                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   94       105      1998                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        61      1911                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY 27 2006..........SUNRISE   622 AM CDT   SUNSET   825 PM CDT   
JULY 28 2006..........SUNRISE   623 AM CDT   SUNSET   824 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                                        -99 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT