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CDUS44 KTSA 260935
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
402 AM CDT THU OCT 26 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 25 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         57    333 PM  88    1950  71    -14       63       
  MINIMUM         53   1032 AM  29    1982  47      6       33       
  AVERAGE         55                        59     -4       48      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.71                      0.14   0.57     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.02                      3.08   1.94     0.01    
  SINCE SEP 1      9.71                      6.69   3.02     6.52    
  SINCE JAN 1     38.45                     34.82   3.63    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       10                         7      3       17       
  MONTH TO DATE  150                        96     54       85       
  SINCE SEP 1    167                       119     48       86       
  SINCE JUL 1    167                       119     48       86       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   67                        59      8      111       
  SINCE SEP 1    279                       334    -55      542       
  SINCE JAN 1   2285                      1921    364     2341       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     64          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    82                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        90      1891                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        30      1994                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 26 2006.......SUNRISE   733 AM CDT   SUNSET   629 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 27 2006.......SUNRISE   734 AM CDT   SUNSET   628 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  19.2         -0.3

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        700 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT