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CDUS44 KTSA 010903
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CST WED NOV 1 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 31 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    105 AM  87    2003  69     -1       65       
                                      1950                          
  MINIMUM         50   1159 PM  24    1993  45      5       50       
  AVERAGE         59                        57      2       58      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T                         0.15  -0.15     1.19    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.44                      3.94   1.50     1.23    
  SINCE SEP 1     10.13                      7.55   2.58     7.74    
  SINCE JAN 1     38.87                     35.68   3.19    29.50    
                                                                     
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        6                         9     -3        7       
  MONTH TO DATE  185                       145     40      138       
  SINCE SEP 1    202                       168     34      139       
  SINCE JUL 1    202                       168     34      139       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   67                        61      6      111       
  SINCE SEP 1    279                       336    -57      542       
  SINCE JAN 1   2285                      1923    362     2341       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     54           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        86      2003                    
                                             1882                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        28      1949                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER  1 2006......SUNRISE   639 AM CST   SUNSET   523 PM CST   
NOVEMBER  2 2006......SUNRISE   640 AM CST   SUNSET   522 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  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  19.6         +0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        2100 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT