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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
402 AM CDT SUN SEP 24 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 23 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   1207 AM  97    2000  83     -1       93       
  MINIMUM         57   1125 PM  40    1995  60     -3       73       
  AVERAGE         70                        72     -2       83      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.62                      0.13   1.49     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.50                      2.73   1.77     5.02    
  SINCE SEP 1      4.50                      2.73   1.77     5.02    
  SINCE JAN 1     33.24                     30.86   2.38    26.78    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        13    -13        0       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                        13    -13        0       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                        13    -13        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                         7     -2       18       
  MONTH TO DATE  195                       233    -38      361       
  SINCE SEP 1    195                       233    -38      361       
  SINCE JAN 1   2201                      1820    381     2160       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    32   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    39   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     43           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        97      1920                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        36      1989                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 24 2006.....SUNRISE   707 AM CDT   SUNSET   711 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 25 2006.....SUNRISE   708 AM CDT   SUNSET   710 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                                        3600 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT