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CDUS44 KTSA 020901
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CDT MON APR 2 2007


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 1 2007...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1882 TO 2007


 WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         80    515 PM  92    1946  69     11       85       
  MINIMUM         44    531 AM  26    1954  45     -1       56       
  AVERAGE         62                        57      5       71      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.13  -0.13     0.10    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.13  -0.13     0.10    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.50                      4.07  -3.57     5.41    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.15                      9.03   0.12     9.13    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                       0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                       0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                                       0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      2.0                                        T      
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         9     -6        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    3                         9     -6        0       
  SINCE MAR 1    186                       418   -232      325       
  SINCE JUL 1   2664                      3241   -577     2705       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        6       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         1     -1        6       
  SINCE MAR 1     51                         9     42       28       
  SINCE JAN 1     51                         9     42       28       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (250)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.0                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     28           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        92      1918                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        26      1936                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  2 2007.........SUNRISE   703 AM CDT   SUNSET   740 PM CDT   
APRIL  3 2007.........SUNRISE   702 AM CDT   SUNSET   740 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          0.0

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        68000 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT