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CDUS44 KTSA 130903
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
402 AM CDT SUN AUG 13 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 12 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    114 PM 107    1934  94      3      100       
  MINIMUM         75    558 AM  53    1967  71      4       73       
  AVERAGE         86                        82      4       87      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.26                      0.95  -0.69     0.17    
  SINCE JUN 1      5.38                      8.42  -3.04     5.30    
  SINCE JAN 1     26.13                     26.52  -0.39    20.11    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       21                        17      4       22       
  MONTH TO DATE  280                       205     75      239       
  SINCE JUN 1   1264                      1089    175     1200       
  SINCE JAN 1   1654                      1297    357     1424       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    94           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     43           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   93       105      1930                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        51      1967                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 13 2006........SUNRISE   635 AM CDT   SUNSET   809 PM CDT   
AUGUST 14 2006........SUNRISE   636 AM CDT   SUNSET   807 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  19.6         +0.2

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