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CDUS44 KTSA 300922
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
420 AM CDT SUN JUL 30 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 29 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        101    345 PM 108    1986  94      7       92       
  MINIMUM         76    542 AM  62    1969  72      4       63       
  AVERAGE         89                        83      6       78      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.55                      3.02  -1.47     2.20    
  SINCE JUN 1      5.12                      7.30  -2.18     5.13    
  SINCE JAN 1     25.87                     25.40   0.47    19.94    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       24                        18      6       13       
  MONTH TO DATE  556                       484     72      506       
  SINCE JUN 1    936                       848     88      931       
  SINCE JAN 1   1326                      1056    270     1155       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.6                                         
                                                                     
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    87           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     26           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    57                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   94       109      1986                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        58      1965                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY 30 2006..........SUNRISE   625 AM CDT   SUNSET   823 PM CDT   
JULY 31 2006..........SUNRISE   625 AM CDT   SUNSET   822 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  19.6         +0.2

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        3100 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT