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CDUS44 KTSA 030904
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
405 AM CDT THU AUG 3 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 2 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        103    416 PM 105    1896  94      9       99       
  MINIMUM         80    604 AM  56    1965  72      8       71       
  AVERAGE         92                        83      9       85      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  SINCE JUN 1      5.12                      7.63  -2.51     5.13    
  SINCE JAN 1     25.87                     25.73   0.14    19.94    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       27                        17     10       20       
  MONTH TO DATE   50                        35     15       39       
  SINCE JUN 1   1034                       919    115     1000       
  SINCE JAN 1   1424                      1127    297     1224       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    69           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     23           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    46                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   94       107      1896                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        55      1976                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST  3 2006........SUNRISE   628 AM CDT   SUNSET   819 PM CDT   
AUGUST  4 2006........SUNRISE   628 AM CDT   SUNSET   818 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      19.7          0.0

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        8300 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT