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CDUS44 KTSA 070905
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
405 AM CDT MON AUG 7 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 6 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    248 PM 107    1970  94      8       95       
  MINIMUM         75   1142 PM  54    1894  72      3       70       
  AVERAGE         89                        83      6       83      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY       MM                         0.08  MM        0.17    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.21                      0.48  -0.27     0.17    
  SINCE JUN 1      5.33                      7.95  -2.62     5.30    
  SINCE JAN 1     26.08                     26.05   0.03    20.11    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       24                        17      7       18       
  MONTH TO DATE  144                       103     41      121       
  SINCE JUN 1   1128                       987    141     1082       
  SINCE JAN 1   1518                      1195    323     1306       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    94           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     31           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   94       107      1954                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        62      2004                    
                                             1993                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST  7 2006........SUNRISE   631 AM CDT   SUNSET   815 PM CDT   
AUGUST  8 2006........SUNRISE   632 AM CDT   SUNSET   814 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  19.5         +0.3

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        4600 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT