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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
402 AM CDT THU AUG 31 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 30 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         86    347 PM 107    2000  90     -4       96       
  MINIMUM         61    617 AM  53    1988  68     -7       70       
  AVERAGE         74                        79     -5       83      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.87                      2.46   0.41     1.82    
  SINCE JUN 1      7.99                      9.93  -1.94     6.95    
  SINCE JAN 1     28.74                     28.03   0.71    21.76    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                        14     -5       18       
  MONTH TO DATE  622                       482    140      597       
  SINCE JUN 1   1606                      1366    240     1558       
  SINCE JAN 1   1996                      1574    422     1782       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     40           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   90       108      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        51      1915                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 31 2006........SUNRISE   649 AM CDT   SUNSET   746 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER  1 2006.....SUNRISE   650 AM CDT   SUNSET   744 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       19.5         +0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        3900 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT