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CDUS44 KTSA 071005
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
405 AM CST TUE NOV 7 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 6 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         63    146 PM  83    1980  66     -3       74       
  MINIMUM         51   1251 AM  21    1959  43      8       46       
  AVERAGE         57                        54      3       60      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.14                      0.16  -0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.22                      0.93   2.29     0.00    
  SINCE SEP 1     13.35                      8.48   4.87     7.74    
  SINCE JAN 1     42.09                     36.61   5.48    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        8                        11     -3        5       
  MONTH TO DATE   91                        63     28       30       
  SINCE SEP 1    293                       231     62      169       
  SINCE JUL 1    293                       231     62      169       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     72           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    86                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        84      2005                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        20      1959                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER  7 2006......SUNRISE   645 AM CST   SUNSET   517 PM CST   
NOVEMBER  8 2006......SUNRISE   646 AM CST   SUNSET   516 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       19.0         -0.2

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        12700 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT