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CDUS44 KTSA 050906
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
402 AM CDT THU OCT 5 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 4 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         93    245 PM  94    2000  79     14       89       
  MINIMUM         63    640 AM  36    1987  56      7       70       
  AVERAGE         78                        68     10       80      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.48  -0.48     0.00    
  SINCE SEP 1      4.69                      4.09   0.60     6.51    
  SINCE JAN 1     33.43                     32.22   1.21    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                         8     -8        0       
  SINCE SEP 1     17                        31    -14        1       
  SINCE JUL 1     17                        31    -14        1       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       13                         4      9       15       
  MONTH TO DATE   56                        18     38       53       
  SINCE SEP 1    268                       293    -25      484       
  SINCE JAN 1   2274                      1880    394     2283       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     37           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        95      1884                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        37      1975                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  5 2006.......SUNRISE   715 AM CDT   SUNSET   656 PM CDT   
OCTOBER  6 2006.......SUNRISE   716 AM CDT   SUNSET   654 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         -0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        3900 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT