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CDUS44 KTSA 060902
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CDT WED SEP 6 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 5 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         84    423 PM 104    1998  88     -4       93       
  MINIMUM         64   1151 PM  51    1953  66     -2       60       
  AVERAGE         74                        77     -3       77      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      0.53  -0.52     0.03    
  SINCE SEP 1      0.01                      0.53  -0.52     0.03    
  SINCE JAN 1     28.75                     28.66   0.09    21.79    
                                                                     
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        9                        12     -3       12       
  MONTH TO DATE   53                        63    -10       81       
  SINCE SEP 1     53                        63    -10       81       
  SINCE JAN 1   2059                      1650    409     1880       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     34           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   88       106      1947                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        47      1974                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER  6 2006.....SUNRISE   653 AM CDT   SUNSET   737 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER  7 2006.....SUNRISE   654 AM CDT   SUNSET   736 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  19.1         -0.0

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        600 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT