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CDUS44 KTSA 030902
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CDT SUN APR 3 2005

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 2 2005...

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)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         69    449 PM  92    1918  70     -1       73       
  MINIMUM         38    604 AM  26    1936  45     -7       44       
  AVERAGE         54                        57     -3       59      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.17                      0.26  -0.09     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.47                      4.20  -1.73     4.75    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.01                      9.16  -0.15     9.32    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                       0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                       0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                                       0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      1.5                                        T      
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                         9      2        6       
  MONTH TO DATE   23                        18      5       17       
  SINCE MAR 1    436                       427      9      281       
  SINCE JUL 1   2608                      3250   -642     2806       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         2     -2        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      1                        10     -9       19       
  SINCE JAN 1      1                        10     -9       22       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    79           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     24           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    52                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        88      1989                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        22      1975                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  3 2005.........SUNRISE   701 AM CDT   SUNSET   741 PM CDT   
APRIL  4 2005.........SUNRISE   700 AM CDT   SUNSET   742 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         -0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        44100 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT