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CDUS44 KTSA 190901
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CDT WED APR 19 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 18 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         96R   409 PM  91    1913  74     22       79       
  MINIMUM         68    610 AM  33    1999  50     18       56       
  AVERAGE         82                        62     20       68      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.87                      2.24  -1.37     2.33    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.18                      6.18   0.00     4.63    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.90                     11.14  -1.24    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                       125    -98       57       
  SINCE MAR 1    352                       534   -182      470       
  SINCE JUL 1   2732                      3357   -625     2642       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       17                         1     16        3       
  MONTH TO DATE  102                        18     84       13       
  SINCE MAR 1    124                        26     98       14       
  SINCE JAN 1    124                        26     98       14       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     28           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        95      1987                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        33      1953                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 19 2006.........SUNRISE   640 AM CDT   SUNSET   754 PM CDT   
APRIL 20 2006.........SUNRISE   639 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  19.6         +0.2

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        600 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT