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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CDT SUN APR 24 2005

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 23 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         65    336 PM  91    1965  75    -10       75       
  MINIMUM         42   1158 PM  36    1893  51     -9       64       
  AVERAGE         54                        63     -9       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.14  -0.14     0.03    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.34                      2.90  -0.56     4.06    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.64                      6.84  -2.20     8.81    
  SINCE JAN 1     11.18                     11.80  -0.62    13.38    
                                                                     
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       11                         4      7        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   69                       148    -79      101       
  SINCE MAR 1    482                       557    -75      365       
  SINCE JUL 1   2654                      3380   -726     2890       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        5       
  MONTH TO DATE   32                        28      4       34       
  SINCE MAR 1     33                        36     -3       53       
  SINCE JAN 1     33                        36     -3       56       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.1                                         
                                                                     
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        90      1989                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        36      1887                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 24 2005.........SUNRISE   634 AM CDT   SUNSET   758 PM CDT   
APRIL 25 2005.........SUNRISE   633 AM CDT   SUNSET   759 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  19.4         -0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        17100 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT