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CDUS44 KTSA 130903
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
402 AM CDT WED SEP 13 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 12 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         73    314 PM 100    1930  86    -13       95       
  MINIMUM         64   1123 PM  47    1940  64      0       70       
  AVERAGE         69                        75     -6       83      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.38                      1.35  -0.97     0.03    
  SINCE SEP 1      0.38                      1.35  -0.97     0.03    
  SINCE JAN 1     29.12                     29.48  -0.36    21.79    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         2     -2        0       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                         2     -2        0       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         2     -2        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                        10     -6       18       
  MONTH TO DATE  116                       139    -23      196       
  SINCE SEP 1    116                       139    -23      196       
  SINCE JAN 1   2122                      1726    396     1995       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     64           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    79                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86       100      1980                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        42      1902                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 13 2006.....SUNRISE   659 AM CDT   SUNSET   727 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 14 2006.....SUNRISE   659 AM CDT   SUNSET   726 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         -0.2

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        2900 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT