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CDUS44 KTSA 260903
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
402 AM CDT SAT AUG 26 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 25 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         94    448 PM 104    1963  91      3       98       
  MINIMUM         76    553 AM  52    1891  69      7       75       
  AVERAGE         85                        80      5       87      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.45                      2.00   0.45     1.60    
  SINCE JUN 1      7.57                      9.47  -1.90     6.73    
  SINCE JAN 1     28.32                     27.57   0.75    21.54    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       20                        15      5       22       
  MONTH TO DATE  549                       411    138      498       
  SINCE JUN 1   1533                      1295    238     1459       
  SINCE JAN 1   1923                      1503    420     1683       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (100)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (100)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    94           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     56           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    75                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   91       106      1999                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        55      1985                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 26 2006........SUNRISE   645 AM CDT   SUNSET   753 PM CDT   
AUGUST 27 2006........SUNRISE   646 AM CDT   SUNSET   751 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  19.5         +0.1

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