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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CST SUN NOV 19 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 18 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         62    324 PM  84    1930  60      2       59       
  MINIMUM         39    651 AM  18    1959  39      0       25       
  AVERAGE         51                        49      2       42      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.17  -0.17     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.53                      2.93   1.60     0.69    
  SINCE SEP 1     14.66                     10.48   4.18     8.43    
  SINCE JAN 1     43.40                     38.61   4.79    30.19    
                                                                     
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       14                        16     -2       23       
  MONTH TO DATE  208                       230    -22      143       
  SINCE SEP 1    410                       398     12      282       
  SINCE JUL 1    410                       398     12      282       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    79           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     21           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    50                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        80      1950                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        18      1903                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER 19 2006......SUNRISE   656 AM CST   SUNSET   509 PM CST   
NOVEMBER 20 2006......SUNRISE   657 AM CST   SUNSET   508 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  19.4         -0.0

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        4000 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT