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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
402 AM CDT MON SEP 11 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 10 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         93    100 PM 102    1909  86      7       96       
  MINIMUM         63    540 AM  46    1976  65     -2       66       
  AVERAGE         78                        76      2       81      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.35                      0.12   0.23     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.36                      1.11  -0.75     0.03    
  SINCE SEP 1      0.36                      1.11  -0.75     0.03    
  SINCE JAN 1     29.10                     29.24  -0.14    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       13                        11      2       16       
  MONTH TO DATE  100                       119    -19      161       
  SINCE SEP 1    100                       119    -19      161       
  SINCE JAN 1   2106                      1706    400     1960       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           800 PM                                     
 LOWEST     34           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86       104      1909                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        42      1976                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 11 2006.....SUNRISE   657 AM CDT   SUNSET   730 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 12 2006.....SUNRISE   658 AM CDT   SUNSET   729 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                                        1100 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT