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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CDT TUE APR 18 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 17 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         95R   325 PM  90    1945  74     21       82       
  MINIMUM         61    624 AM  29    1951  49     12       51       
  AVERAGE         78                        61     17       67      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.87                      2.11  -1.24     2.33    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.18                      6.05   0.13     4.63    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.90                     11.01  -1.11    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                         5     -5        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   27                       120    -93       57       
  SINCE MAR 1    352                       529   -177      470       
  SINCE JUL 1   2732                      3352   -620     2642       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       13                         1     12        2       
  MONTH TO DATE   85                        17     68       10       
  SINCE MAR 1    107                        25     82       11       
  SINCE JAN 1    107                        25     82       11       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.6                                         
                                                                     
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    93           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     36           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        91      1913                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        33      1999                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 18 2006.........SUNRISE   641 AM CDT   SUNSET   753 PM CDT   
APRIL 19 2006.........SUNRISE   640 AM CDT   SUNSET   754 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         -0.1

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