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CDUS44 KTSA 180903
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
402 AM CDT FRI AUG 18 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 17 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        101    350 PM 108    1909  93      8       91       
  MINIMUM         74    626 AM  54    1992  70      4       73       
  AVERAGE         88                        82      6       82      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.08  -0.08     0.47    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.78                      1.35  -0.57     1.16    
  SINCE JUN 1      5.90                      8.82  -2.92     6.29    
  SINCE JAN 1     26.65                     26.92  -0.27    21.10    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       23                        16      7       17       
  MONTH TO DATE  391                       287    104      332       
  SINCE JUN 1   1375                      1171    204     1293       
  SINCE JAN 1   1765                      1379    386     1517       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    79           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     31           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    55                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   93       104      1999                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        58      1992                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 18 2006........SUNRISE   639 AM CDT   SUNSET   803 PM CDT   
AUGUST 19 2006........SUNRISE   640 AM CDT   SUNSET   802 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                                        2900 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT