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CDUS44 KTSA 012119
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
418 PM CDT SUN OCT 1 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 1 2006...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

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)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         93    258 PM  96    1953  80     13       86       
  MINIMUM         66    643 AM  35    1984  57      9       59       
  AVERAGE         80                        69     11       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00                      0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  SINCE SEP 1      4.69                      3.73   0.96     6.51    
  SINCE JAN 1     33.43                     31.86   1.57    28.27    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         2     -2        0       
  SINCE SEP 1     17                        25     -8        1       
  SINCE JUL 1     17                        25     -8        1       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY           15                         5     10        8       
  MONTH TO DATE   15                         5     10        8       
  SINCE SEP 1    227                       280    -53      439       
  SINCE JAN 1   2233                      1867    366     2238       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     38           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        93      2002                    
                                             2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        37      1975                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  1 2006.......SUNRISE   712 AM CDT   SUNSET   701 PM CDT   
OCTOBER  2 2006.......SUNRISE   713 AM CDT   SUNSET   700 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 AFTERNOON  19.5         +0.2

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        900 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT