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CDUS44 KTSA 290903
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CST WED NOV 29 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 28 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         75    350 PM  79    1905  56     19       55       
  MINIMUM         61    639 AM  11    1976  36     25       38       
  AVERAGE         68                        46     22       47      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02                      0.15  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.55                      4.50   0.05     0.83    
  SINCE SEP 1     14.68                     12.05   2.63     8.57    
  SINCE JAN 1     43.42                     40.18   3.24    30.33    
                                                                     
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        0                        19    -19       18       
  MONTH TO DATE  284                       408   -124      292       
  SINCE SEP 1    486                       576    -90      431       
  SINCE JUL 1    486                       576    -90      431       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     61           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        78      1927                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35         8      1976                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER 29 2006......SUNRISE   706 AM CST   SUNSET   505 PM CST   
NOVEMBER 30 2006......SUNRISE   707 AM CST   SUNSET   505 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  19.3         +0.0

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        1500 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT