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CDUS44 KTSA 190904
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
402 AM CDT TUE SEP 19 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 18 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         80    438 PM  98    2005  84     -4       98       
  MINIMUM         57   1138 PM  40    1981  62     -5       68       
  AVERAGE         69                        73     -4       83      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.75                      0.13   0.62     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.05                      2.08  -0.03     5.02    
  SINCE SEP 1      2.05                      2.08  -0.03     5.02    
  SINCE JAN 1     30.79                     30.21   0.58    26.78    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         8     -8        0       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                         8     -8        0       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         8     -8        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                         9     -5       18       
  MONTH TO DATE  167                       195    -28      266       
  SINCE SEP 1    167                       195    -28      266       
  SINCE JAN 1   2173                      1782    391     2065       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     30           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84       100      1954                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        40      1981                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 19 2006.....SUNRISE   703 AM CDT   SUNSET   719 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 20 2006.....SUNRISE   704 AM CDT   SUNSET   717 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                                        3100 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT