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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
402 AM CDT SAT OCT 28 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 27 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         63   1208 AM  87    1999  71     -8       69       
  MINIMUM         46   1159 PM  28    1957  46      0       43       
  AVERAGE         55                        58     -3       56      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T                         0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.40                      3.36   2.04     0.01    
  SINCE SEP 1     10.09                      6.97   3.12     6.52    
  SINCE JAN 1     38.83                     35.10   3.73    28.28    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                         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       10                         8      2        9       
  MONTH TO DATE  162                       111     51      107       
  SINCE SEP 1    179                       134     45      108       
  SINCE JUL 1    179                       134     45      108       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   67                        61      6      111       
  SINCE SEP 1    279                       336    -57      542       
  SINCE JAN 1   2285                      1923    362     2341       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     66           500 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    83                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        86      2004                    
                                             1950                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        25      1957                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 28 2006.......SUNRISE   735 AM CDT   SUNSET   627 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 29 2006.......SUNRISE   636 AM CST   SUNSET   526 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  19.9         +0.4

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        900 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT