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CDUS44 KTSA 011107
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
600 AM CDT SUN MAY 1 2005

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 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         MM        MM  90    1987  77     MM       81        
  MINIMUM         MM        MM  36    1908  54     MM       62        
  AVERAGE         MM                        65     MM       72      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY       MM                         0.15  MM        0.49    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.13                      3.91  -0.78     6.38    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.43                      7.85  -2.42    11.13    
  SINCE JAN 1     11.97                     12.81  -0.84    15.70    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                         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       MM                         3     MM        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  105                       172    -67      104       
  SINCE MAR 1    518                       581    -63      368       
  SINCE JUL 1   2690                      3404   -714     2893       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       MM                         3     MM        7       
  MONTH TO DATE   34                        43     -9       50       
  SINCE MAR 1     35                        51    -16       69       
  SINCE JAN 1     35                        51    -16       72       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    MM   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    MM            
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    MM   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    MM            
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    MM                                           
                                                                     
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)   77        93      1959                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        34      1903                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  1 2005...........SUNRISE   626 AM CDT   SUNSET   804 PM CDT   
MAY  2 2005...........SUNRISE   625 AM CDT   SUNSET   804 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                                        10000 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT