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CDUS44 KTSA 090903
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
402 AM CDT WED AUG 9 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 8 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         98    528 PM 108    1970  94      4       98       
  MINIMUM         75    511 AM  55    1989  71      4       70       
  AVERAGE         87                        83      4       84      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.21                      0.64  -0.43     0.17    
  SINCE JUN 1      5.33                      8.11  -2.78     5.30    
  SINCE JAN 1     26.08                     26.21  -0.13    20.11    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       22                        17      5       19       
  MONTH TO DATE  187                       137     50      157       
  SINCE JUN 1   1171                      1021    150     1118       
  SINCE JAN 1   1561                      1229    332     1342       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     38           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   94       109      1936                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        55      1989                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST  9 2006........SUNRISE   632 AM CDT   SUNSET   813 PM CDT   
AUGUST 10 2006........SUNRISE   633 AM CDT   SUNSET   812 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  19.2         -0.2

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        4900 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT