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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
402 AM CDT FRI SEP 29 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 28 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         69    335 PM 104    1953  81    -12       92       
  MINIMUM         48   1159 PM  39    1967  58    -10       62       
  AVERAGE         59                        70    -11       77      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.12  -0.12     0.49    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.69                      3.37   1.32     6.51    
  SINCE SEP 1      4.69                      3.37   1.32     6.51    
  SINCE JAN 1     33.43                     31.50   1.93    28.27    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        6                         2      4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   13                        19     -6        0       
  SINCE SEP 1     13                        19     -6        0       
  SINCE JUL 1     13                        19     -6        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         6     -6       12       
  MONTH TO DATE  205                       265    -60      431       
  SINCE SEP 1    205                       265    -60      431       
  SINCE JAN 1   2211                      1852    359     2230       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     31           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    59                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81       100      1953                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        33      1967                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 29 2006.....SUNRISE   711 AM CDT   SUNSET   704 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 30 2006.....SUNRISE   711 AM CDT   SUNSET   703 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  19.4         -0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        1400 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT