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CDUS44 KTSA 280922
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
420 AM CDT FRI JUL 28 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 27 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         86    502 PM 105    1998  94     -8       80       
  MINIMUM         75    353 AM  61    1911  72      3       71       
  AVERAGE         81                        83     -2       76      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.09  -0.09     0.23    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.55                      2.84  -1.29     2.20    
  SINCE JUN 1      5.12                      7.12  -2.00     5.13    
  SINCE JAN 1     25.87                     25.22   0.65    19.94    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       16                        18     -2       11       
  MONTH TO DATE  510                       448     62      480       
  SINCE JUN 1    890                       812     78      905       
  SINCE JAN 1   1280                      1020    260     1129       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (100)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (100)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     61           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   94       107      1986                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        63      2004                    
                                             1994                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY 28 2006..........SUNRISE   623 AM CDT   SUNSET   824 PM CDT   
JULY 29 2006..........SUNRISE   624 AM CDT   SUNSET   823 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                                        4100 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT