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CDUS44 KTSA 170903
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CDT SUN APR 17 2005

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 16 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         80    526 PM  90    1914  73      7       83       
  MINIMUM         46    430 AM  32    1953  49     -3       53       
  AVERAGE         63                        61      2       68      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.33                      1.98   0.35     1.36    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.63                      5.92  -1.29     6.11    
  SINCE JAN 1     11.17                     10.88   0.29    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        2                         6     -4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   57                       115    -58      101       
  SINCE MAR 1    470                       524    -54      365       
  SINCE JUL 1   2642                      3347   -705     2890       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        3       
  MONTH TO DATE    8                        16     -8        4       
  SINCE MAR 1      9                        24    -15       23       
  SINCE JAN 1      9                        24    -15       26       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    13   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
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)   74        90      1945                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        29      1951                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 17 2005.........SUNRISE   642 AM CDT   SUNSET   752 PM CDT   
APRIL 18 2005.........SUNRISE   641 AM CDT   SUNSET   753 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  19.6         +0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        30100 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT