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CDUS44 KTSA 290904
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
402 AM CDT TUE AUG 29 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 28 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         87    435 PM 106    1963  90     -3       95       
  MINIMUM         74    603 AM  52    1967  68      6       74       
  AVERAGE         81                        79      2       85      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.38                      0.09   0.29     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.87                      2.27   0.60     1.82    
  SINCE JUN 1      7.99                      9.74  -1.75     6.95    
  SINCE JAN 1     28.74                     27.84   0.90    21.76    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       16                        14      2       20       
  MONTH TO DATE  606                       454    152      560       
  SINCE JUN 1   1590                      1338    252     1521       
  SINCE JAN 1   1980                      1546    434     1745       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    94           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     59           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   90       105      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        54      1893                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 29 2006........SUNRISE   648 AM CDT   SUNSET   749 PM CDT   
AUGUST 30 2006........SUNRISE   648 AM CDT   SUNSET   747 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                                        3000 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT