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CDUS44 KTSA 150901
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
402 AM CDT THU SEP 14 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 13 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         82    421 PM 100    1980  86     -4       97       
  MINIMUM         55    639 AM  42    1902  64     -9       70       
  AVERAGE         69                        75     -6       84      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.38                      1.47  -1.09     0.03    
  SINCE SEP 1      0.38                      1.47  -1.09     0.03    
  SINCE JAN 1     29.12                     29.60  -0.48    21.79    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         3     -3        0       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                         3     -3        0       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         3     -3        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                        10     -6       19       
  MONTH TO DATE  120                       149    -29      215       
  SINCE SEP 1    120                       149    -29      215       
  SINCE JAN 1   2126                      1736    390     2014       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    3.3                                         
                                                                     
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           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     36           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85       100      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        44      1902                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 14 2006.....SUNRISE   659 AM CDT   SUNSET   726 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 15 2006.....SUNRISE   700 AM CDT   SUNSET   724 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                                        2500 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT