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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CDT THU MAY 18 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MAY 17 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         81    412 PM  92    2001  80      1       81       
  MINIMUM         52    528 AM  41    1973  59     -7       52       
  AVERAGE         67                        70     -3       67      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.18  -0.18     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.84                      2.85   1.99     1.26    
  SINCE MAR 1     15.48                     10.70   4.78     6.69    
  SINCE JAN 1     19.20                     15.66   3.54    13.23    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                         5     -3        2       
  MONTH TO DATE   47                        63    -16       70       
  SINCE MAR 1    201                       114     87      105       
  SINCE JAN 1    201                       114     87      105       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.5                                         
                                                                     
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    90           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     32           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    61                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        95      1956                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        41      1976                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY 18 2006...........SUNRISE   611 AM CDT   SUNSET   817 PM CDT   
MAY 19 2006...........SUNRISE   610 AM CDT   SUNSET   818 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         +0.4

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        49100 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT