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CDUS44 KTSA 250903
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
405 AM CDT FRI AUG 25 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 24 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    436 PM 103    1922  91      4       98       
  MINIMUM         71    655 AM  45    1891  69      2       73       
  AVERAGE         83                        80      3       86      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.45                      1.91   0.54     1.60    
  SINCE JUN 1      7.57                      9.38  -1.81     6.73    
  SINCE JAN 1     28.32                     27.48   0.84    21.54    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       18                        15      3       21       
  MONTH TO DATE  529                       396    133      476       
  SINCE JUN 1   1513                      1280    233     1437       
  SINCE JAN 1   1903                      1488    415     1661       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     46           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   91       104      1963                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        52      1891                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 25 2006........SUNRISE   645 AM CDT   SUNSET   754 PM CDT   
AUGUST 26 2006........SUNRISE   645 AM CDT   SUNSET   753 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  19.4         -0.3

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        3800 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT