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CDUS44 KTSA 210903
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
402 AM CDT MON AUG 21 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 20 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        102    134 PM 106    1993  92     10       98       
  MINIMUM         74    301 PM  58    1953  70      4       76       
  AVERAGE         88                        81      7       87      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.08                      0.08   1.00     0.44    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.86                      1.59   0.27     1.60    
  SINCE JUN 1      6.98                      9.06  -2.08     6.73    
  SINCE JAN 1     27.73                     27.16   0.57    21.54    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       23                        16      7       22       
  MONTH TO DATE  463                       335    128      397       
  SINCE JUN 1   1447                      1219    228     1358       
  SINCE JAN 1   1837                      1427    410     1582       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    43   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    64   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     33           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       
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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        56      1956                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 21 2006........SUNRISE   642 AM CDT   SUNSET   759 PM CDT   
AUGUST 22 2006........SUNRISE   642 AM CDT   SUNSET   758 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         +0.1

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