000 
CDUS44 KTSA 220904
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CDT FRI APR 22 2005

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 21 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         86    323 PM  91    1965  75     11       78       
  MINIMUM         60    527 AM  34    1978  51      9       58       
  AVERAGE         73                        63     10       68      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01                      0.13  -0.12     1.61    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.34                      2.63  -0.29     3.12    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.64                      6.57  -1.93     7.87    
  SINCE JAN 1     11.18                     11.53  -0.35    12.44    
                                                                     
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                         5     -5        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   57                       140    -83      101       
  SINCE MAR 1    470                       549    -79      365       
  SINCE JUL 1   2642                      3372   -730     2890       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                         2      6        3       
  MONTH TO DATE   32                        24      8       25       
  SINCE MAR 1     33                        32      1       44       
  SINCE JAN 1     33                        32      1       47       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (250)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
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)   75        92      1989                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        33      1982                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 22 2005.........SUNRISE   636 AM CDT   SUNSET   756 PM CDT   
APRIL 23 2005.........SUNRISE   635 AM CDT   SUNSET   757 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         -0.3

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        25000 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT