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CDUS44 KTSA 200903
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
402 AM CDT SUN AUG 20 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 19 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        104    301 PM 106    1934  93     11       99       
  MINIMUM         75    623 AM  57    1976  70      5       75       
  AVERAGE         90                        81      9       87      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.78                      1.51  -0.73     1.16    
  SINCE JUN 1      5.90                      8.98  -3.08     6.29    
  SINCE JAN 1     26.65                     27.08  -0.43    21.10    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       25                        16      9       22       
  MONTH TO DATE  440                       319    121      375       
  SINCE JUN 1   1424                      1203    221     1336       
  SINCE JAN 1   1814                      1411    403     1560       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     25           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    54                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   92       106      1993                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        58      1953                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 20 2006........SUNRISE   641 AM CDT   SUNSET   800 PM CDT   
AUGUST 21 2006........SUNRISE   642 AM CDT   SUNSET   759 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  19.3         -0.4

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        3100 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT