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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
412 AM CDT FRI APR 21 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 20 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         77    448 PM  94    1987  74      3       83       
  MINIMUM         61    720 AM  35    1978  50     11       61       
  AVERAGE         69                        62      7       72      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T                         0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.87                      2.50  -1.63     2.33    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.18                      6.44  -0.26     4.63    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.90                     11.40  -1.50    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                       135   -108       57       
  SINCE MAR 1    352                       544   -192      470       
  SINCE JUL 1   2732                      3367   -635     2642       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                         2      2        7       
  MONTH TO DATE  111                        22     89       24       
  SINCE MAR 1    133                        30    103       25       
  SINCE JAN 1    133                        30    103       25       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     45           200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        91      1965                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        34      1978                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 21 2006.........SUNRISE   638 AM CDT   SUNSET   755 PM CDT   
APRIL 22 2006.........SUNRISE   636 AM CDT   SUNSET   756 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         +0.0

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        2400 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT