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CDUS44 KTSA 010904
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
405 AM CDT TUE AUG 1 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 31 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        102    208 PM 109    1986  94      8       95       
  MINIMUM         75    516 AM  53    1971  72      3       66       
  AVERAGE         89                        83      6       81      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.55                      3.19  -1.64     2.20    
  SINCE JUN 1      5.12                      7.47  -2.35     5.13    
  SINCE JAN 1     25.87                     25.57   0.30    19.94    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       24                        18      6       16       
  MONTH TO DATE  604                       520     84      536       
  SINCE JUN 1    984                       884    100      961       
  SINCE JAN 1   1374                      1092    282     1185       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.3                                         
                                                                     
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    82           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     29           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    56                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   94       106      1896                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        60      1971                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST  1 2006........SUNRISE   626 AM CDT   SUNSET   821 PM CDT   
AUGUST  2 2006........SUNRISE   627 AM CDT   SUNSET   820 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         +0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        4500 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT