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CDUS44 KTSA 011021
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
402 AM CDT FRI SEP 1 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 31 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         89    327 PM 108    2000  90     -1       97       
  MINIMUM         61    629 AM  51    1915  68     -7       66       
  AVERAGE         75                        79     -4       82      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.87                      2.56   0.31     1.82    
  SINCE JUN 1      7.99                     10.03  -2.04     6.95    
  SINCE JAN 1     28.74                     28.13   0.61    21.76    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       10                        13     -3       17       
  MONTH TO DATE  632                       495    137      614       
  SINCE JUN 1   1616                      1379    237     1575       
  SINCE JAN 1   2006                      1587    419     1799       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    13   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (100)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     36           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   89       108      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        54      1893                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER  1 2006.....SUNRISE   650 AM CDT   SUNSET   744 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER  2 2006.....SUNRISE   651 AM CDT   SUNSET   743 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  19.6         +0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        3200 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT