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CDUS44 KTSA 140901
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
401 AM CDT THU APR 14 2005

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 13 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         68    225 PM  90    1972  73     -5       63       
  MINIMUM         46    517 AM  29    1997  48     -2       42       
  AVERAGE         57                        60     -3       53      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.33                      1.59   0.74     1.36    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.63                      5.53  -0.90     6.11    
  SINCE JAN 1     11.17                     10.49   0.68    10.68    
                                                                     
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        8                         6      2       12       
  MONTH TO DATE   48                        97    -49       89       
  SINCE MAR 1    461                       506    -45      353       
  SINCE JUL 1   2633                      3329   -696     2878       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    8                        13     -5        1       
  SINCE MAR 1      9                        21    -12       20       
  SINCE JAN 1      9                        21    -12       23       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.8                                         
                                                                     
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)   73        89      1936                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        31      1997                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 14 2005.........SUNRISE   646 AM CDT   SUNSET   750 PM CDT   
APRIL 15 2005.........SUNRISE   645 AM CDT   SUNSET   751 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         +0.3

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        30300 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT