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CDUS44 KTSA 180905
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
402 AM CDT WED OCT 18 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 17 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    342 PM  91    1964  75      3       89       
  MINIMUM         54    638 AM  34    1976  50      4       55       
  AVERAGE         66                        62      4       72      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.53                      2.04   1.49      T      
  SINCE SEP 1      8.22                      5.65   2.57     6.51    
  SINCE JAN 1     36.96                     33.78   3.18    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        0                         4     -4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   61                        49     12       19       
  SINCE SEP 1     78                        72      6       20       
  SINCE JUL 1     78                        72      6       20       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         1      0        7       
  MONTH TO DATE   65                        51     14       90       
  SINCE SEP 1    277                       326    -49      521       
  SINCE JAN 1   2283                      1913    370     2320       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     64           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    82                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        92      2005                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        26      1948                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 18 2006.......SUNRISE   726 AM CDT   SUNSET   638 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 19 2006.......SUNRISE   727 AM CDT   SUNSET   637 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         +0.2

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        5500 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT