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CDUS44 KTSA 150903
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
402 AM CDT SUN OCT 15 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 14 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         75    335 PM  92    1963  76     -1       83       
  MINIMUM         42    637 AM  34    1885  51     -9       51       
  AVERAGE         59                        64     -5       67      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.04                      1.68  -1.64      T      
  SINCE SEP 1      4.73                      5.29  -0.56     6.51    
  SINCE JAN 1     33.47                     33.42   0.05    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        6                         4      2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   44                        37      7       19       
  SINCE SEP 1     61                        60      1       20       
  SINCE JUL 1     61                        60      1       20       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        2       
  MONTH TO DATE   64                        46     18       75       
  SINCE SEP 1    276                       321    -45      506       
  SINCE JAN 1   2282                      1908    374     2305       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     27           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        90      1947                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        34      1893                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 15 2006.......SUNRISE   724 AM CDT   SUNSET   642 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 16 2006.......SUNRISE   724 AM CDT   SUNSET   641 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                                        1100 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT