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CDUS44 KTSA 060906
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CDT WED APR 6 2005

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 5 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         76        MM  94    1893  71      5       72        
  MINIMUM         55   1100 PM  27    1987  46      9       43       
  AVERAGE         66                        58      8       58      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.06                      0.12   0.94     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.23                      0.63   0.60     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.53                      4.57  -1.04     4.75    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.07                      9.53   0.54     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        0                         8     -8        7       
  MONTH TO DATE   28                        42    -14       40       
  SINCE MAR 1    441                       451    -10      304       
  SINCE JUL 1   2613                      3274   -661     2829       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         1      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                         5     -4        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      2                        13    -11       19       
  SINCE JAN 1      2                        13    -11       22       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    37   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    44   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     58           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    79                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        93      1960                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        29      1966                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  6 2005.........SUNRISE   657 AM CDT   SUNSET   743 PM CDT   
APRIL  7 2005.........SUNRISE   656 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  19.8         +0.8

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        33700 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT