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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
437 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2005

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 29 2005...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

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)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         62    259 PM  93    1962  76    -14       74       
  MINIMUM         57    328 AM  34    1965  53      4       62       
  AVERAGE         60                        65     -5       68      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.29                      0.15   0.14     0.04    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.13                      3.76  -0.63     5.89    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.43                      7.70  -2.27    10.64    
  SINCE JAN 1     11.97                     12.66  -0.69    15.21    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            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                                                             
  TODAY            5                         3      2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  102                       169    -67      104       
  SINCE MAR 1    515                       578    -63      368       
  SINCE JUL 1   2687                      3401   -714     2893       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         2     -2        3       
  MONTH TO DATE   34                        40     -6       43       
  SINCE MAR 1     35                        48    -13       62       
  SINCE JAN 1     35                        48    -13       65       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    MM                                           
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    MM                                                       
 LOWEST     MM                                                       
 AVERAGE    MM                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        90      1987                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        36      1908                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 29 2005.........SUNRISE   628 AM CDT   SUNSET   802 PM CDT   
APRIL 30 2005.........SUNRISE   627 AM CDT   SUNSET   803 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 AFTERNOON  19.1         +0.0

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        13800 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT