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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
402 AM CST SAT NOV 4 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 3 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         59    402 PM  86    2003  67     -8       80       
  MINIMUM         33    332 AM  15    1966  44    -11       39       
  AVERAGE         46                        55     -9       60      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.45  -0.45     0.00    
  SINCE SEP 1     10.13                      8.00   2.13     7.74    
  SINCE JAN 1     38.87                     36.13   2.74    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       19                        10      9        5       
  MONTH TO DATE   57                        30     27       25       
  SINCE SEP 1    259                       198     61      164       
  SINCE JUL 1    259                       198     61      164       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (100)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     22           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    57                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        85      1909                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        20      1991                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER  4 2006......SUNRISE   642 AM CST   SUNSET   520 PM CST   
NOVEMBER  5 2006......SUNRISE   643 AM CST   SUNSET   519 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       19.5         +0.0

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        1300 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT