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CDUS44 KTSA 240907
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
402 AM CDT TUE OCT 24 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 23 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    323 PM  90    2003  72     -4       59       
                                      1939                          
  MINIMUM         33    628 AM  27    1952  48    -15       39       
  AVERAGE         51                        60     -9       49      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.31                      2.81   1.50     0.01    
  SINCE SEP 1      9.00                      6.42   2.58     6.52    
  SINCE JAN 1     37.74                     34.55   3.19    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       14                         6      8       16       
  MONTH TO DATE  129                        82     47       52       
  SINCE SEP 1    146                       105     41       53       
  SINCE JUL 1    146                       105     41       53       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   67                        57     10      111       
  SINCE SEP 1    279                       332    -53      542       
  SINCE JAN 1   2285                      1919    366     2341       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     26           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    61                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        91      2003                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        28      1982                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 24 2006.......SUNRISE   732 AM CDT   SUNSET   631 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 25 2006.......SUNRISE   732 AM CDT   SUNSET   630 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         -0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        800 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT