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CDUS44 KTSA 081005
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
405 AM CST WED NOV 8 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 7 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         66    404 PM  84    2005  65      1       84       
  MINIMUM         49   1159 PM  20    1959  42      7       50       
  AVERAGE         58                        54      4       67      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.22                      1.09   2.13     0.00    
  SINCE SEP 1     13.35                      8.64   4.71     7.74    
  SINCE JAN 1     42.09                     36.77   5.32    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        7                        12     -5        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   98                        75     23       30       
  SINCE SEP 1    300                       243     57      169       
  SINCE JUL 1    300                       243     57      169       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    13   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     63           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    82                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        86      1915                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        20      1991                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER  8 2006......SUNRISE   646 AM CST   SUNSET   516 PM CST   
NOVEMBER  9 2006......SUNRISE   647 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       18.9         -0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        6300 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT