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CDUS44 KTSA 220903
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
402 AM CDT TUE AUG 22 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 21 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         92    132 PM 106    1993  92      0       98       
  MINIMUM         73   1153 PM  56    1956  70      3       74       
  AVERAGE         83                        81      2       86      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T                         0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.86                      1.67   0.19     1.60    
  SINCE JUN 1      6.98                      9.14  -2.16     6.73    
  SINCE JAN 1     27.73                     27.24   0.49    21.54    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       18                        16      2       21       
  MONTH TO DATE  481                       351    130      418       
  SINCE JUN 1   1465                      1235    230     1379       
  SINCE JAN 1   1855                      1443    412     1603       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    38   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    46   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    94          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     52           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   92       103      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        54      1956                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 22 2006........SUNRISE   642 AM CDT   SUNSET   758 PM CDT   
AUGUST 23 2006........SUNRISE   643 AM CDT   SUNSET   756 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         -0.0

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        2900 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT