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CDUS44 KTSA 040905
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
405 AM CDT FRI AUG 4 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 3 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    541 PM 107    1896  94      8      100       
  MINIMUM         75    541 AM  55    1976  72      3       73       
  AVERAGE         89                        83      6       87      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.16                      0.08   0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.16                      0.24  -0.08     0.00    
  SINCE JUN 1      5.28                      7.71  -2.43     5.13    
  SINCE JAN 1     26.03                     25.81   0.22    19.94    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       24                        17      7       22       
  MONTH TO DATE   74                        52     22       61       
  SINCE JUN 1   1058                       936    122     1022       
  SINCE JAN 1   1448                      1144    304     1246       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    79           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     29           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    54                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   94       110      1964                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        54      1974                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST  4 2006........SUNRISE   628 AM CDT   SUNSET   818 PM CDT   
AUGUST  5 2006........SUNRISE   629 AM CDT   SUNSET   817 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         -0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        8900 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT