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CDUS44 KTSA 050906
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
402 AM CDT SAT AUG 5 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 4 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    348 PM 110    1964  94      8      100       
  MINIMUM         75   1159 PM  54    1974  72      3       75       
  AVERAGE         89                        83      6       88      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.05                      0.08  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.21                      0.32  -0.11     0.00    
  SINCE JUN 1      5.33                      7.79  -2.46     5.13    
  SINCE JAN 1     26.08                     25.89   0.19    19.94    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       24                        17      7       23       
  MONTH TO DATE   98                        69     29       84       
  SINCE JUN 1   1082                       953    129     1045       
  SINCE JAN 1   1472                      1161    311     1269       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    94           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     39           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   94       106      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        54      1894                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST  5 2006........SUNRISE   629 AM CDT   SUNSET   817 PM CDT   
AUGUST  6 2006........SUNRISE   630 AM CDT   SUNSET   816 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         -0.2

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        4100 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT