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CDUS44 KTSA 060904
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
404 AM CDT SUN AUG 6 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 5 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        100    354 PM 106    1934  94      6       96       
  MINIMUM         73    436 AM  54    1894  72      1       72       
  AVERAGE         87                        83      4       84      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T                         0.08  -0.08      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.21                      0.40  -0.19      T      
  SINCE JUN 1      5.33                      7.87  -2.54     5.13    
  SINCE JAN 1     26.08                     25.97   0.11    19.94    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       22                        17      5       19       
  MONTH TO DATE  120                        86     34      103       
  SINCE JUN 1   1104                       970    134     1064       
  SINCE JAN 1   1494                      1178    316     1288       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     35           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   94       107      1970                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        54      1894                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST  6 2006........SUNRISE   630 AM CDT   SUNSET   816 PM CDT   
AUGUST  7 2006........SUNRISE   631 AM CDT   SUNSET   815 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  19.3         -0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        4800 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT