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CDUS44 KTSA 180908
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
410 AM CDT MON SEP 18 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 17 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         84    826 AM 102    1896  84      0       87       
  MINIMUM         70   1115 PM  43    1903  63      7       58       
  AVERAGE         77                        74      3       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.92                      0.12   0.80     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.30                      1.95  -0.65     5.02    
  SINCE SEP 1      1.30                      1.95  -0.65     5.02    
  SINCE JAN 1     30.04                     30.08  -0.04    26.78    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         7     -7        0       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                         7     -7        0       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         7     -7        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       12                         9      3        8       
  MONTH TO DATE  163                       186    -23      248       
  SINCE SEP 1    163                       186    -23      248       
  SINCE JAN 1   2169                      1773    396     2047       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     61           800 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    81                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84        98      2005                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        40      1981                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 18 2006.....SUNRISE   702 AM CDT   SUNSET   720 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 19 2006.....SUNRISE   703 AM CDT   SUNSET   719 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      19.7         +0.2

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        2200 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT