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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CST FRI NOV 24 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 23 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         77    310 PM  79    1900  58     19       77       
  MINIMUM         43    701 AM  19    1948  37      6       31       
  AVERAGE         60                        48     12       54      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.53                      3.73   0.80     0.69    
  SINCE SEP 1     14.66                     11.28   3.38     8.43    
  SINCE JAN 1     43.40                     39.41   3.99    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        5                        18    -13       11       
  MONTH TO DATE  274                       315    -41      228       
  SINCE SEP 1    476                       483     -7      367       
  SINCE JUL 1    476                       483     -7      367       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    77          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     33           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    55                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        80      1965                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        15      1970                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER 24 2006......SUNRISE   701 AM CST   SUNSET   507 PM CST   
NOVEMBER 25 2006......SUNRISE   702 AM CST   SUNSET   506 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         -0.2

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        1900 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT