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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
402 AM CDT TUE OCT 3 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 2 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         93R   310 PM  93    2006  80     13       90       
                                      2002                          
                                      2000                          
  MINIMUM         66   1159 PM  37    1975  56     10       68       
  AVERAGE         80                        68     12       79      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.24  -0.24     0.00    
  SINCE SEP 1      4.69                      3.85   0.84     6.51    
  SINCE JAN 1     33.43                     31.98   1.45    28.27    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                       0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                       0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                                       0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                       0.0     
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         4     -4        0       
  SINCE SEP 1     17                        27    -10        1       
  SINCE JUL 1     17                        27    -10        1       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       15                         5     10       14       
  MONTH TO DATE   30                        10     20       22       
  SINCE SEP 1    242                       285    -43      453       
  SINCE JAN 1   2248                      1872    376     2252       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     28           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    61                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        95      1963                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        35      1987                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  3 2006.......SUNRISE   714 AM CDT   SUNSET   659 PM CDT   
OCTOBER  4 2006.......SUNRISE   715 AM CDT   SUNSET   657 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         +0.3

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        700 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT