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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CDT MON APR 17 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 16 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         92R   431 PM  90    1914  73     19       80       
  MINIMUM         69   1159 PM  32    1953  49     20       46       
  AVERAGE         81                        61     20       63      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.87                      1.98  -1.11     2.33    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.18                      5.92   0.26     4.63    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.90                     10.88  -0.98    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                       115    -88       57       
  SINCE MAR 1    352                       524   -172      470       
  SINCE JUL 1   2732                      3347   -615     2642       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       16                         1     15        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   72                        16     56        8       
  SINCE MAR 1     94                        24     70        9       
  SINCE JAN 1     94                        24     70        9       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.1                                         
                                                                     
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    73           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     27           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    50                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        90      1945                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        29      1951                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 17 2006.........SUNRISE   643 AM CDT   SUNSET   752 PM CDT   
APRIL 18 2006.........SUNRISE   641 AM CDT   SUNSET   753 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         +0.2

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        1100 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT