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CDUS44 KTSA 200902
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
402 AM CDT WED SEP 20 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 19 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         77    354 PM 100    1954  84     -7       98       
  MINIMUM         54    611 AM  40    1981  62     -8       72       
  AVERAGE         66                        73     -7       85      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.05                      2.21  -0.16     5.02    
  SINCE SEP 1      2.05                      2.21  -0.16     5.02    
  SINCE JAN 1     30.79                     30.34   0.45    26.78    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         9     -9        0       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                         9     -9        0       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         9     -9        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         8     -7       20       
  MONTH TO DATE  168                       203    -35      286       
  SINCE SEP 1    168                       203    -35      286       
  SINCE JAN 1   2174                      1790    384     2085       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.1                                         
                                                                     
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           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     31           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84        99      1954                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        43      1971                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 20 2006.....SUNRISE   704 AM CDT   SUNSET   717 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 21 2006.....SUNRISE   705 AM CDT   SUNSET   716 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                                        2400 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT