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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CDT THU APR 27 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 26 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         62    516 PM  90    1896  76    -14       72       
  MINIMUM         47   1133 PM  33    1910  52     -5       48       
  AVERAGE         55                        64     -9       60      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.14  -0.14      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    2.87                      3.32  -0.45     2.70    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.18                      7.26   0.92     5.00    
  SINCE JAN 1     11.90                     12.22  -0.32    11.54    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                      MM       
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                       0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                                       0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      T                                         1.5     
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       10                         4      6        5       
  MONTH TO DATE   40                       160   -120       91       
  SINCE MAR 1    365                       569   -204      504       
  SINCE JUL 1   2745                      3392   -647     2676       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  132                        34     98       32       
  SINCE MAR 1    154                        42    112       33       
  SINCE JAN 1    154                        42    112       33       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     55           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        91      1989                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        36      1992                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 27 2006.........SUNRISE   631 AM CDT   SUNSET   800 PM CDT   
APRIL 28 2006.........SUNRISE   629 AM CDT   SUNSET   801 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         +0.5

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        5100 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT