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CDUS44 KTSA 200903
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
402 AM CDT FRI OCT 20 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 19 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         55    337 PM  90    2005  74    -19       90       
                                      1899                          
  MINIMUM         39   1159 PM  29    1989  49    -10       62       
  AVERAGE         47                        62    -15       76      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.78                      0.13   0.65     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.31                      2.29   2.02      T      
  SINCE SEP 1      9.00                      5.90   3.10     6.51    
  SINCE JAN 1     37.74                     34.03   3.71    28.27    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                         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       18                         5     13        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   79                        59     20       19       
  SINCE SEP 1     96                        82     14       20       
  SINCE JUL 1     96                        82     14       20       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1       11       
  MONTH TO DATE   67                        53     14      110       
  SINCE SEP 1    279                       328    -49      541       
  SINCE JAN 1   2285                      1915    370     2340       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     59           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        88      2003                    
                                             1963                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        26      1989                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 20 2006.......SUNRISE   728 AM CDT   SUNSET   636 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 21 2006.......SUNRISE   729 AM CDT   SUNSET   635 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  19.3         -0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        4000 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT