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CDUS44 KTSA 070902
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
402 AM CDT SAT OCT 7 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 6 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         78    340 PM  96    1956  79     -1       74       
  MINIMUM         55   1159 PM  35    1964  55      0       56       
  AVERAGE         67                        67      0       65      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.12  -0.12      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.72  -0.72      T      
  SINCE SEP 1      4.69                      4.33   0.36     6.51    
  SINCE JAN 1     33.43                     32.46   0.97    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                        12    -12        0       
  SINCE SEP 1     17                        35    -18        1       
  SINCE JUL 1     17                        35    -18        1       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                         4     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   63                        26     37       66       
  SINCE SEP 1    275                       301    -26      497       
  SINCE JAN 1   2281                      1888    393     2296       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     33           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   79        94      1963                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        34      1954                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  7 2006.......SUNRISE   717 AM CDT   SUNSET   653 PM CDT   
OCTOBER  8 2006.......SUNRISE   718 AM CDT   SUNSET   652 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         -0.0

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        1300 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT