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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CST TUE OCT 31 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 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         74    402 PM  89    1968  69      5       73       
  MINIMUM         49    220 AM  22    1917  45      4       46       
  AVERAGE         62                        57      5       60      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.04                      0.15  -0.11     0.03    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.44                      3.79   1.65     0.04    
  SINCE SEP 1     10.13                      7.40   2.73     6.55    
  SINCE JAN 1     38.87                     35.53   3.34    28.31    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                        MM       
  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        3                         9     -6        5       
  MONTH TO DATE  179                       136     43      131       
  SINCE SEP 1    196                       159     37      132       
  SINCE JUL 1    196                       159     37      132       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        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     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     49           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        87      2003                    
                                             1950                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        24      1993                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 31 2006.......SUNRISE   638 AM CST   SUNSET   524 PM CST   
NOVEMBER  1 2006......SUNRISE   639 AM CST   SUNSET   523 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  19.5         +0.2

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        1800 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT