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CLIMATE REPORT - CORRECTION FOR TEMPERATURES AND HEATING DEGREE DAYS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
645 AM CDT FRI APR 8 2005

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 7 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    323 PM  91    1948  71     -2       69       
  MINIMUM         54   1205 AM  29    1990  46      8       55        
  AVERAGE         62                        59     -3       62      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T                         0.12  -0.12     0.44    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.72                      0.87   0.85     0.44    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.02                      4.81  -0.79     5.19    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.56                      9.77   0.79     9.76    
                                                                     
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        3                         7     -4        3       
  MONTH TO DATE   35                        57    -22       46       
  SINCE MAR 1    448                       466    -18      310       
  SINCE JUL 1   2620                      3289   -669     2835       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         7     -7        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      1                        15    -14       19       
  SINCE JAN 1      1                        15    -14       22       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     78           600 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    86                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        88      1890                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        33      1971                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  8 2005.........SUNRISE   654 AM CDT   SUNSET   745 PM CDT   
APRIL  9 2005.........SUNRISE   653 AM CDT   SUNSET   746 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  19.3         -0.7

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        41900 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT