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CDUS44 KTSA 210909
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
402 AM CDT SAT OCT 21 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 20 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         68    354 PM  88    2003  74     -6       77       
                                      1963                          
  MINIMUM         38    707 AM  26    1989  49    -11       55       
  AVERAGE         53                        61     -8       66      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.13  -0.13     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.31                      2.42   1.89     0.01    
  SINCE SEP 1      9.00                      6.03   2.97     6.52    
  SINCE JAN 1     37.74                     34.16   3.58    28.28    
                                                                     
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       12                         5      7        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   91                        64     27       19       
  SINCE SEP 1    108                        87     21       20       
  SINCE JUL 1    108                        87     21       20       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        1       
  MONTH TO DATE   67                        54     13      111       
  SINCE SEP 1    279                       329    -50      542       
  SINCE JAN 1   2285                      1916    369     2341       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     9   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    10   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     37           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        92      1978                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        29      1976                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 21 2006.......SUNRISE   729 AM CDT   SUNSET   635 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 22 2006.......SUNRISE   730 AM CDT   SUNSET   634 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  19.5         +0.3

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        2000 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT