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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
411 PM CST FRI APR 1 2005

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 1 2005...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1882 TO 2005

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         62    359 PM  92    1946  69     -9       69       
  MINIMUM         49    954 AM  26    1954  45      4       38       
  AVERAGE         55                        57     -2       54      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.17                      0.13   0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.17                      0.13   0.04     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.47                      4.07  -1.60     4.75    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.01                      9.03  -0.02     9.32    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY           MM                                         0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                                         0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                                       0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      1.5                                        T      
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY           10                         9      1       11       
  MONTH TO DATE   10                         9      1       11       
  SINCE MAR 1    423                       418      5      275       
  SINCE JUL 1   2595                      3241   -646     2800       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         1     -1        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      1                         9     -8       19       
  SINCE JAN 1      1                         9     -8       22       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (350)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     42           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        92      1918                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        26      1936                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  1 2005.........SUNRISE   604 AM CST   SUNSET   639 PM CST   
APRIL  2 2005.........SUNRISE   602 AM CST   SUNSET   640 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 AFTERNOON  19.5         +0.3

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        45600 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT