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CDUS44 KTSA 280903
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
402 AM CDT MON AUG 28 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 27 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         91   1014 AM 105    2000  91      0       96       
  MINIMUM         76    617 AM  58    1967  69      7       72       
  AVERAGE         84                        80      4       84      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.04                      0.09  -0.05     0.22    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.49                      2.18   0.31     1.82    
  SINCE JUN 1      7.61                      9.65  -2.04     6.95    
  SINCE JAN 1     28.36                     27.75   0.61    21.76    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       19                        14      5       19       
  MONTH TO DATE  590                       440    150      540       
  SINCE JUN 1   1574                      1324    250     1501       
  SINCE JAN 1   1964                      1532    432     1725       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    91           800 PM                                     
 LOWEST     56          1000 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   90       106      1963                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        52      1967                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 28 2006........SUNRISE   647 AM CDT   SUNSET   750 PM CDT   
AUGUST 29 2006........SUNRISE   648 AM CDT   SUNSET   749 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         +0.0

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        4000 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT