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CDUS44 KTSA 240908
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
402 AM CDT THU AUG 24 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 23 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         81    255 PM 103    1910  92    -11       93       
  MINIMUM         72   1159 PM  53    1891  69      3       74       
  AVERAGE         77                        81     -4       84      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.59                      0.08   0.51     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.45                      1.83   0.62     1.60    
  SINCE JUN 1      7.57                      9.30  -1.73     6.73    
  SINCE JAN 1     28.32                     27.40   0.92    21.54    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       12                        15     -3       19       
  MONTH TO DATE  511                       381    130      455       
  SINCE JUN 1   1495                      1265    230     1416       
  SINCE JAN 1   1885                      1473    412     1640       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     74           100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    84                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   91       103      1922                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        45      1891                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 24 2006........SUNRISE   644 AM CDT   SUNSET   755 PM CDT   
AUGUST 25 2006........SUNRISE   645 AM CDT   SUNSET   754 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  19.8         +0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        4200 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT