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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CDT TUE APR 3 2007


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 2 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         87    350 PM  92    1918  70     17       89       
  MINIMUM         52    624 AM  26    1936  45      7       61       
  AVERAGE         70                        57     13       75      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.13  -0.13      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.26  -0.26     0.10    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.50                      4.20  -3.70     5.41    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.15                      9.16  -0.01     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        0                         9     -9        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    3                        18    -15        0       
  SINCE MAR 1    186                       427   -241      325       
  SINCE JUL 1   2664                      3250   -586     2705       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                         1      4       10       
  MONTH TO DATE    5                         2      3       16       
  SINCE MAR 1     56                        10     46       38       
  SINCE JAN 1     56                        10     46       38       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.3                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     23           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    57                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        88      1989                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        22      1975                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  3 2007.........SUNRISE   702 AM CDT   SUNSET   740 PM CDT   
APRIL  4 2007.........SUNRISE   700 AM CDT   SUNSET   741 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      19.9         +0.6

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        84100 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT