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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
132 AM CDT THU MAY 4 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 3 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         83    403 PM  90    1955  77      6       67       
  MINIMUM         67    605 AM  37    2005  55     12       37       
  AVERAGE         75                        66      9       52      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01                      0.16  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.04                      0.47   0.57     0.03    
  SINCE MAR 1     11.68                      8.32   3.36     5.46    
  SINCE JAN 1     15.40                     13.28   2.12    12.00    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       10                         3      7        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   23                         9     14        0       
  SINCE MAR 1    177                        60    117       35       
  SINCE JAN 1    177                        60    117       35       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     55           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        91      1964                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        35      1954                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  4 2006...........SUNRISE   623 AM CDT   SUNSET   806 PM CDT   
MAY  5 2006...........SUNRISE   622 AM CDT   SUNSET   807 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  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  19.7         +0.2

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        25800 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT