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CDUS44 KTSA 091014
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
500 AM CDT SUN APR 9 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 8 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         69    427 PM  88    1890  71     -2       77       
  MINIMUM         44   1158 PM  33    1971  47     -3       53       
  AVERAGE         57                        59     -2       65      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.87                      0.99  -0.12     1.72    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.18                      4.93   1.25     4.02    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.90                      9.89   0.01    10.56    
                                                                     
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        8                         7      1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   15                        64    -49       35       
  SINCE MAR 1    340                       473   -133      448       
  SINCE JUL 1   2720                      3296   -576     2620       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   23                         8     15        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     45                        16     29        1       
  SINCE JAN 1     45                        16     29        1       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     27           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    59                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        89      2001                    
                                             1933                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        28      1964                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  9 2006.........SUNRISE   653 AM CDT   SUNSET   745 PM CDT   
APRIL 10 2006.........SUNRISE   652 AM CDT   SUNSET   746 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       19.5         +0.0

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        1500 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT