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CDUS44 KTSA 230901
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CDT SUN APR 23 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 22 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         86    358 PM  92    1989  75     11       73       
  MINIMUM         51    510 AM  33    1982  51      0       54       
  AVERAGE         69                        63      6       64      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.95                      2.76  -0.81     2.34    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.26                      6.70   0.56     4.64    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.98                     11.66  -0.68    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                         4     -4        1       
  MONTH TO DATE   27                       144   -117       58       
  SINCE MAR 1    352                       553   -201      471       
  SINCE JUL 1   2732                      3376   -644     2643       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                         2      2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  118                        26     92       32       
  SINCE MAR 1    140                        34    106       33       
  SINCE JAN 1    140                        34    106       33       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     27           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       
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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        36      1893                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 23 2006.........SUNRISE   635 AM CDT   SUNSET   757 PM CDT   
APRIL 24 2006.........SUNRISE   634 AM CDT   SUNSET   758 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  19.4         -0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        800 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT