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CDUS44 KTSA 120907
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
402 AM CDT SAT AUG 12 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 11 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         91    538 PM 108    1935  94     -3       99       
  MINIMUM         77   1007 AM  58    1989  71      6       73       
  AVERAGE         84                        82      2       86      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.05                      0.07  -0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.26                      0.87  -0.61     0.17    
  SINCE JUN 1      5.38                      8.34  -2.96     5.30    
  SINCE JAN 1     26.13                     26.44  -0.31    20.11    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       19                        17      2       21       
  MONTH TO DATE  259                       188     71      217       
  SINCE JUN 1   1243                      1072    171     1178       
  SINCE JAN 1   1633                      1280    353     1402       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87          1000 AM                                     
 LOWEST     50           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   94       107      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        53      1967                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 12 2006........SUNRISE   635 AM CDT   SUNSET   810 PM CDT   
AUGUST 13 2006........SUNRISE   635 AM CDT   SUNSET   809 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         -0.0

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        5900 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT