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CDUS44 KTSA 290902
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CDT SAT APR 29 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 28 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         71    232 PM  91    1989  76     -5       81       
  MINIMUM         51    425 AM  35    1965  53     -2       53       
  AVERAGE         61                        65     -4       67      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.22                      0.15   0.07     0.12    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.09                      3.61  -0.52     2.84    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.40                      7.55   0.85     5.14    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.12                     12.51  -0.39    11.68    
                                                                     
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        4                         3      1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   51                       166   -115       97       
  SINCE MAR 1    376                       575   -199      510       
  SINCE JUL 1   2756                      3398   -642     2682       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        2       
  MONTH TO DATE  132                        38     94       34       
  SINCE MAR 1    154                        46    108       35       
  SINCE JAN 1    154                        46    108       35       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (100)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     53           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    75                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        93      1962                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        34      1965                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 29 2006.........SUNRISE   628 AM CDT   SUNSET   802 PM CDT   
APRIL 30 2006.........SUNRISE   627 AM CDT   SUNSET   803 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  19.3         +0.1

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