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CDUS44 KTSA 080903
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
402 AM CDT FRI SEP 8 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 7 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         88        MM 105    1947  87      1       93        
  MINIMUM         58        MM  52    1950  66     -8       68        
  AVERAGE         73                        77     -4       81      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      0.75  -0.74     0.03    
  SINCE SEP 1      0.01                      0.75  -0.74     0.03    
  SINCE JAN 1     28.75                     28.88  -0.13    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        8                        11     -3       16       
  MONTH TO DATE   67                        86    -19      114       
  SINCE SEP 1     67                        86    -19      114       
  SINCE JAN 1   2073                      1673    400     1913       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     8   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    MM   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    MM            
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.9                                         
                                                                     
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    93           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     24           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    59                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   87       102      1925                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        49      1956                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER  8 2006.....SUNRISE   655 AM CDT   SUNSET   735 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER  9 2006.....SUNRISE   656 AM CDT   SUNSET   733 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                                        900 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT