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CDUS44 KTSA 050903
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
403 AM CDT WED APR 5 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 4 2006...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1882 TO 2006

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         74    329 PM  90    1988  70      4       76       
  MINIMUM         43    417 AM  24    1987  46     -3       51       
  AVERAGE         59                        58      1       64      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.10                      0.51  -0.41     0.17    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.41                      4.45   0.96     2.47    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.13                      9.41  -0.28     9.01    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                       0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                       0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                                       0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      T                                         1.5     
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        6                         8     -2        1       
  MONTH TO DATE    7                        34    -27       28       
  SINCE MAR 1    332                       443   -111      441       
  SINCE JUL 1   2712                      3266   -554     2613       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   16                         4     12        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     38                        12     26        1       
  SINCE JAN 1     38                        12     26        1       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (90)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (90)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     29           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    61                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        94      1893                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        27      1987                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  5 2006.........SUNRISE   659 AM CDT   SUNSET   742 PM CDT   
APRIL  6 2006.........SUNRISE   657 AM CDT   SUNSET   743 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  19.6         +0.3

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        1200 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT