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CDUS44 KTSA 160901
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CDT SUN APR 16 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 15 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         83    503 PM  91    1924  73     10       79       
  MINIMUM         61    436 AM  27    1983  49     12       46       
  AVERAGE         72                        61     11       63      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T                         0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.87                      1.85  -0.98     2.33    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.18                      5.79   0.39     4.63    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.90                     10.75  -0.85    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                         6     -6        2       
  MONTH TO DATE   27                       109    -82       55       
  SINCE MAR 1    352                       518   -166      468       
  SINCE JUL 1   2732                      3341   -609     2640       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                         1      6        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   56                        15     41        8       
  SINCE MAR 1     78                        23     55        9       
  SINCE JAN 1     78                        23     55        9       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.8                                         
                                                                     
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    84           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     47           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        90      1914                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        32      1953                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 16 2006.........SUNRISE   644 AM CDT   SUNSET   751 PM CDT   
APRIL 17 2006.........SUNRISE   643 AM CDT   SUNSET   752 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         +0.2

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        700 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT