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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CDT SAT APR 9 2005

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 8 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         77    411 PM  88    1890  71      6       79       
  MINIMUM         53    648 AM  33    1971  47      6       52       
  AVERAGE         65                        59      6       66      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.72                      0.99   0.73     0.44    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.02                      4.93  -0.91     5.19    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.56                      9.89   0.67     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        0                         7     -7        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   35                        64    -29       46       
  SINCE MAR 1    448                       473    -25      310       
  SINCE JUL 1   2620                      3296   -676     2835       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        1       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         8     -8        1       
  SINCE MAR 1      1                        16    -15       20       
  SINCE JAN 1      1                        16    -15       23       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (90)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    MM                                                       
 LOWEST     MM                                                       
 AVERAGE    MM                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        89      2001                    
                                             1933                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        28      1964                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  9 2005.........SUNRISE   653 AM CDT   SUNSET   746 PM CDT   
APRIL 10 2005.........SUNRISE   651 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  19.5         +0.3

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        38900 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT