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CDUS44 KTSA 300907
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
402 AM CDT WED AUG 30 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 29 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         77    513 PM 105    2000  90    -13       94       
  MINIMUM         67   1159 PM  54    1893  68     -1       74       
  AVERAGE         72                        79     -7       84      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.87                      2.36   0.51     1.82    
  SINCE JUN 1      7.99                      9.83  -1.84     6.95    
  SINCE JAN 1     28.74                     27.93   0.81    21.76    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                        14     -7       19       
  MONTH TO DATE  613                       468    145      579       
  SINCE JUN 1   1597                      1352    245     1540       
  SINCE JAN 1   1987                      1560    427     1764       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     60          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   90       107      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        53      1988                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 30 2006........SUNRISE   648 AM CDT   SUNSET   747 PM CDT   
AUGUST 31 2006........SUNRISE   649 AM CDT   SUNSET   746 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         -0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        2600 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT