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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
420 AM CDT SAT APR 22 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 21 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         78    500 PM  91    1965  75      3       86       
  MINIMUM         57   1147 PM  34    1978  51      6       60       
  AVERAGE         68                        63      5       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.08                      0.13   0.95     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.95                      2.63  -0.68     2.34    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.26                      6.57   0.69     4.64    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.98                     11.53  -0.55    11.18    
                                                                     
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                       140   -113       57       
  SINCE MAR 1    352                       549   -197      470       
  SINCE JUL 1   2732                      3372   -640     2642       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         2      1        8       
  MONTH TO DATE  114                        24     90       32       
  SINCE MAR 1    136                        32    104       33       
  SINCE JAN 1    136                        32    104       33       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     39           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        92      1989                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        33      1982                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 22 2006.........SUNRISE   636 AM CDT   SUNSET   756 PM CDT   
APRIL 23 2006.........SUNRISE   635 AM CDT   SUNSET   757 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         +0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        1800 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT