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CDUS44 KTSA 140912
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
402 AM CDT MON AUG 14 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 13 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        100    205 PM 105    1930  93      7      101       
  MINIMUM         75    550 AM  51    1967  71      4       74       
  AVERAGE         88                        82      6       88      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.27                      0.08   0.19     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.53                      1.03  -0.50     0.17    
  SINCE JUN 1      5.65                      8.50  -2.85     5.30    
  SINCE JAN 1     26.40                     26.60  -0.20    20.11    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       23                        17      6       23       
  MONTH TO DATE  303                       222     81      262       
  SINCE JUN 1   1287                      1106    181     1223       
  SINCE JAN 1   1677                      1314    363     1447       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (90)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (90)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     33           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   93       106      1923                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        55      1967                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 14 2006........SUNRISE   636 AM CDT   SUNSET   807 PM CDT   
AUGUST 15 2006........SUNRISE   637 AM CDT   SUNSET   806 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                                        4300 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT