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CDUS44 KTSA 031029
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
402 AM CDT SUN SEP 3 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 2 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    347 PM 109    2000  89     -2       99       
  MINIMUM         66    606 AM  51    1882  67     -1       69       
  AVERAGE         77                        78     -1       84      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.20  -0.20     0.00    
  SINCE SEP 1      0.00                      0.20  -0.20     0.00    
  SINCE JAN 1     28.74                     28.33   0.41    21.76    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         0      0        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       12                        13     -1       19       
  MONTH TO DATE   23                        26     -3       38       
  SINCE SEP 1     23                        26     -3       38       
  SINCE JAN 1   2029                      1613    416     1837       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    13   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     42           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   89       109      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        50      1952                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER  3 2006.....SUNRISE   651 AM CDT   SUNSET   742 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER  4 2006.....SUNRISE   652 AM CDT   SUNSET   740 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                                        2200 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT