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CDUS44 KTSA 160902
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
402 AM CDT WED AUG 16 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 15 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         96    328 PM 106    1956  93      3       90       
  MINIMUM         73    623 AM  55    1992  71      2       74       
  AVERAGE         85                        82      3       82      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.08  -0.08     0.39    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.78                      1.19  -0.41     0.65    
  SINCE JUN 1      5.90                      8.66  -2.76     5.78    
  SINCE JAN 1     26.65                     26.76  -0.11    20.59    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       20                        16      4       17       
  MONTH TO DATE  346                       255     91      297       
  SINCE JUN 1   1330                      1139    191     1258       
  SINCE JAN 1   1720                      1347    373     1482       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     49           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   93       109      1956                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        53      1992                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 16 2006........SUNRISE   638 AM CDT   SUNSET   805 PM CDT   
AUGUST 17 2006........SUNRISE   638 AM CDT   SUNSET   804 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         +0.3

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        2800 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT