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CDUS44 KTSA 120907
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
132 AM CDT WED APR 12 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 11 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         80    128 PM  89    1948  72      8       78       
  MINIMUM         52    415 AM  25    1989  48      4       53       
  AVERAGE         66                        60      6       66      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.12  -0.12     0.41    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.87                      1.35  -0.48     2.33    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.18                      5.29   0.89     4.63    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.90                     10.25  -0.35    11.17    
                                                                     
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        0                         7     -7        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   27                        85    -58       35       
  SINCE MAR 1    352                       494   -142      448       
  SINCE JUL 1   2732                      3317   -585     2620       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         1      0        1       
  MONTH TO DATE   24                        11     13        8       
  SINCE MAR 1     46                        19     27        9       
  SINCE JAN 1     46                        19     27        9       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.1                                         
                                                                     
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    77           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     39           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        92      1972                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        30      1940                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 12 2006.........SUNRISE   649 AM CDT   SUNSET   748 PM CDT   
APRIL 13 2006.........SUNRISE   648 AM CDT   SUNSET   749 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  19.4         +0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        1000 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT