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CDUS44 KTSA 250925
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
425 AM CDT TUE APR 25 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 24 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         85   1228 PM  90    1989  75     10       68       
  MINIMUM         61   1159 PM  36    2005  51     10       36       
                                      1887                          
  AVERAGE         73                        63     10       52      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.47                      0.14   0.33     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.42                      3.04  -0.62     2.34    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.73                      6.98   0.75     4.64    
  SINCE JAN 1     11.45                     11.94  -0.49    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       13       
  MONTH TO DATE   27                       152   -125       82       
  SINCE MAR 1    352                       561   -209      495       
  SINCE JUL 1   2732                      3384   -652     2667       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                         2      6        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  132                        30    102       32       
  SINCE MAR 1    154                        38    116       33       
  SINCE JAN 1    154                        38    116       33       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     55          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    74                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        88      1989                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        35      1910                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 25 2006.........SUNRISE   633 AM CDT   SUNSET   759 PM CDT   
APRIL 26 2006.........SUNRISE   632 AM CDT   SUNSET   759 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         +0.2

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        1500 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT