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CDUS44 KTSA 170902
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
402 AM CDT THU AUG 17 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 16 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         99    401 PM 109    1956  93      6       92       
  MINIMUM         75    628 AM  53    1992  71      4       73       
  AVERAGE         87                        82      5       83      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T                         0.08  -0.08     0.04    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.78                      1.27  -0.49     0.69    
  SINCE JUN 1      5.90                      8.74  -2.84     5.82    
  SINCE JAN 1     26.65                     26.84  -0.19    20.63    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       22                        16      6       18       
  MONTH TO DATE  368                       271     97      315       
  SINCE JUN 1   1352                      1155    197     1276       
  SINCE JAN 1   1742                      1363    379     1500       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (90)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     31           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    57                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   93       108      1909                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        54      1992                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 17 2006........SUNRISE   638 AM CDT   SUNSET   804 PM CDT   
AUGUST 18 2006........SUNRISE   639 AM CDT   SUNSET   803 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         +0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        7300 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT