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CDUS44 KTSA 230905
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
405 AM CDT SAT APR 23 2005

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 22 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         73    146 PM  92    1989  75     -2       81       
  MINIMUM         54    950 PM  33    1982  51      3       57       
  AVERAGE         64                        63      1       69      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.13  -0.13     0.91    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.34                      2.76  -0.42     4.03    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.64                      6.70  -2.06     8.78    
  SINCE JAN 1     11.18                     11.66  -0.48    13.35    
                                                                     
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        1                         4     -3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   58                       144    -86      101       
  SINCE MAR 1    471                       553    -82      365       
  SINCE JUL 1   2643                      3376   -733     2890       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        4       
  MONTH TO DATE   32                        26      6       29       
  SINCE MAR 1     33                        34     -1       48       
  SINCE JAN 1     33                        34     -1       51       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.6                                         
                                                                     
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)   75        91      1965                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        36      1893                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 23 2005.........SUNRISE   635 AM CDT   SUNSET   757 PM CDT   
APRIL 24 2005.........SUNRISE   634 AM CDT   SUNSET   758 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         +0.2

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        18600 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT