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CDUS44 KTSA 072126
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
422 PM CDT FRI APR 7 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 7 2006...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

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)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         83    117 PM  91    1948  71     12       69       
  MINIMUM         56   1216 AM  29    1990  46     10       54       
  AVERAGE         70                        59     11       62      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00                      0.12  -0.12      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.87                      0.87   0.00     1.72    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.18                      4.81   1.37     4.02    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.90                      9.77   0.13    10.56    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            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                                                             
  TODAY            0                         7     -7        3       
  MONTH TO DATE    7                        57    -50       35       
  SINCE MAR 1    332                       466   -134      448       
  SINCE JUL 1   2712                      3289   -577     2620       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            5                         1      4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   24                         7     17        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     46                        15     31        1       
  SINCE JAN 1     46                        15     31        1       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     18           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    56                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        88      1890                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        33      1971                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  7 2006.........SUNRISE   656 AM CDT   SUNSET   744 PM CDT   
APRIL  8 2006.........SUNRISE   655 AM CDT   SUNSET   745 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  19.7         +0.3

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        1800 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT