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CDUS44 KTSA 080912
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
402 AM CDT TUE AUG 8 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 7 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         97    356 PM 107    1954  94      3       95       
  MINIMUM         74    556 AM  62    2004  71      3       69       
                                      1993                          
  AVERAGE         86                        83      3       82      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.21                      0.56  -0.35     0.17    
  SINCE JUN 1      5.33                      8.03  -2.70     5.30    
  SINCE JAN 1     26.08                     26.13  -0.05    20.11    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       21                        17      4       17       
  MONTH TO DATE  165                       120     45      138       
  SINCE JUN 1   1149                      1004    145     1099       
  SINCE JAN 1   1539                      1212    327     1323       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     38           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   94       108      1970                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        55      1989                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST  8 2006........SUNRISE   632 AM CDT   SUNSET   814 PM CDT   
AUGUST  9 2006........SUNRISE   632 AM CDT   SUNSET   813 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         +0.0

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        2700 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT