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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CST MON NOV 20 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 19 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         61    338 PM  80    1950  60      1       60       
  MINIMUM         40   1142 PM  18    1903  38      2       32       
  AVERAGE         51                        49      2       46      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T                         0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.53                      3.09   1.44     0.69    
  SINCE SEP 1     14.66                     10.64   4.02     8.43    
  SINCE JAN 1     43.40                     38.77   4.63    30.19    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                         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       19       
  MONTH TO DATE  222                       246    -24      162       
  SINCE SEP 1    424                       414     10      301       
  SINCE JUL 1    424                       414     10      301       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    62          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     20           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    41                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        82      1989                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        18      1914                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER 20 2006......SUNRISE   657 AM CST   SUNSET   508 PM CST   
NOVEMBER 21 2006......SUNRISE   658 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         +0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        3400 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT