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CDUS44 KTSA 230903
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
402 AM CDT WED AUG 23 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 22 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         95    305 PM 103    2000  92      3       92       
  MINIMUM         71    633 AM  54    1956  70      1       73       
  AVERAGE         83                        81      2       83      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.86                      1.75   0.11     1.60    
  SINCE JUN 1      6.98                      9.22  -2.24     6.73    
  SINCE JAN 1     27.73                     27.32   0.41    21.54    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       18                        15      3       18       
  MONTH TO DATE  499                       366    133      436       
  SINCE JUN 1   1483                      1250    233     1397       
  SINCE JAN 1   1873                      1458    415     1621       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    13   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.0                                         
                                                                     
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    93           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     44           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   92       103      1910                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        53      1891                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 23 2006........SUNRISE   643 AM CDT   SUNSET   756 PM CDT   
AUGUST 24 2006........SUNRISE   644 AM CDT   SUNSET   755 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  19.7         +0.5

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