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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
402 AM CDT SUN AUG 27 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 26 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         96    205 PM 106    1999  91      5      100       
  MINIMUM         78    605 AM  55    1985  69      9       76       
  AVERAGE         87                        80      7       88      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.45                      2.09   0.36     1.60    
  SINCE JUN 1      7.57                      9.56  -1.99     6.73    
  SINCE JAN 1     28.32                     27.66   0.66    21.54    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       22                        15      7       23       
  MONTH TO DATE  571                       426    145      521       
  SINCE JUN 1   1555                      1310    245     1482       
  SINCE JAN 1   1945                      1518    427     1706       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.1                                         
                                                                     
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    85           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     49           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   91       105      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        58      1967                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 27 2006........SUNRISE   646 AM CDT   SUNSET   751 PM CDT   
AUGUST 28 2006........SUNRISE   647 AM CDT   SUNSET   750 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                                        3000 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT