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CDUS44 KTSA 190903
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
402 AM CDT THU OCT 19 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 18 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         80    105 PM  92    2005  74      6       92       
  MINIMUM         53   1159 PM  26    1948  50      3       56       
  AVERAGE         67                        62      5       74      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.53                      2.16   1.37      T      
  SINCE SEP 1      8.22                      5.77   2.45     6.51    
  SINCE JAN 1     36.96                     33.90   3.06    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                         5     -5        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   61                        54      7       19       
  SINCE SEP 1     78                        77      1       20       
  SINCE JUL 1     78                        77      1       20       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                         1      1        9       
  MONTH TO DATE   67                        52     15       99       
  SINCE SEP 1    279                       327    -48      530       
  SINCE JAN 1   2285                      1914    371     2329       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     48           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        90      2005                    
                                             1899                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        29      1989                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 19 2006.......SUNRISE   727 AM CDT   SUNSET   637 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 20 2006.......SUNRISE   728 AM CDT   SUNSET   636 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         -0.2

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        -99 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT