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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
402 AM CDT THU SEP 28 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 27 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         85    435 PM  98    1954  82      3       84       
  MINIMUM         57    629 AM  38    1942  59     -2       70       
  AVERAGE         71                        70      1       77      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.19                      0.13   0.06     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.69                      3.25   1.44     6.02    
  SINCE SEP 1      4.69                      3.25   1.44     6.02    
  SINCE JAN 1     33.43                     31.38   2.05    27.78    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    7                        17    -10        0       
  SINCE SEP 1      7                        17    -10        0       
  SINCE JUL 1      7                        17    -10        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        6                         6      0       12       
  MONTH TO DATE  205                       259    -54      419       
  SINCE SEP 1    205                       259    -54      419       
  SINCE JAN 1   2211                      1846    365     2218       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     40           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81       104      1953                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        39      1967                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 28 2006.....SUNRISE   710 AM CDT   SUNSET   706 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 29 2006.....SUNRISE   711 AM CDT   SUNSET   704 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                                        4000 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT