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CDUS44 KTSA 230903
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CST SAT DEC 23 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 22 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         51    407 PM  73    1996  49      2       54       
  MINIMUM         35   1159 PM   1    1989  30      5       20       
  AVERAGE         43                        40      3       37      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.80                      2.59  -1.79     0.26    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.80                      2.59  -1.79     0.26    
  SINCE JAN 1     48.44                     43.07   5.37    30.59    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                       0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                        T      
  SINCE DEC 1      0.0                                        T      
  SINCE JUL 1      0.5                                        T      
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       22                        26     -4       28       
  MONTH TO DATE  385                       507   -122      610       
  SINCE DEC 1    385                       507   -122      610       
  SINCE JUL 1    904                      1123   -219     1094       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     50           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        75      1889                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29        -5      1989                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 23 2006......SUNRISE   723 AM CST   SUNSET   510 PM CST   
DECEMBER 24 2006......SUNRISE   724 AM CST   SUNSET   510 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                                        2900 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT