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CDUS44 KTSA 160902
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
405 AM CDT SAT SEP 16 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 15 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         91    314 PM 101    1939  85      6       83       
  MINIMUM         59    522 AM  46    1902  63     -4       64       
  AVERAGE         75                        74      1       74      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.12  -0.12     1.52    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.38                      1.71  -1.33     5.02    
  SINCE SEP 1      0.38                      1.71  -1.33     5.02    
  SINCE JAN 1     29.12                     29.84  -0.72    26.78    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         5     -5        0       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                         5     -5        0       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         5     -5        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       10                         9      1        9       
  MONTH TO DATE  136                       168    -32      234       
  SINCE SEP 1    136                       168    -32      234       
  SINCE JAN 1   2142                      1755    387     2033       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (100)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (100)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.2                                         
                                                                     
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    84           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     32           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   85       101      1956                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        44      1979                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 16 2006.....SUNRISE   701 AM CDT   SUNSET   723 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 17 2006.....SUNRISE   702 AM CDT   SUNSET   722 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          0.0

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        2400 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT