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CDUS44 KTSA 160903
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
402 AM CDT MON OCT 16 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 15 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         58    416 PM  90    1947  76    -18       86       
  MINIMUM         52    828 AM  34    1893  51      1       50       
  AVERAGE         55                        63     -8       68      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        2.25                      0.12   2.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.29                      1.80   0.49      T      
  SINCE SEP 1      6.98                      5.41   1.57     6.51    
  SINCE JAN 1     35.72                     33.54   2.18    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       10                         4      6        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   54                        41     13       19       
  SINCE SEP 1     71                        64      7       20       
  SINCE JUL 1     71                        64      7       20       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        3       
  MONTH TO DATE   64                        48     16       78       
  SINCE SEP 1    276                       323    -47      509       
  SINCE JAN 1   2282                      1910    372     2308       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           600 PM                                     
 LOWEST     55           400 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        92      1989                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        29      1966                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 16 2006.......SUNRISE   724 AM CDT   SUNSET   641 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 17 2006.......SUNRISE   725 AM CDT   SUNSET   640 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  19.6         +0.3

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        1700 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT