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CDUS44 KTSA 050803
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
300 AM CDT THU APR 5 2007


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 4 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         63    337 PM  90    1988  70     -7       74       
  MINIMUM         44   1159 PM  24    1987  46     -2       43       
  AVERAGE         54                        58     -4       59      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.51  -0.51     0.10    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.50                      4.45  -3.95     5.41    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.15                      9.41  -0.26     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       11                         8      3        6       
  MONTH TO DATE   14                        34    -20        7       
  SINCE MAR 1    197                       443   -246      332       
  SINCE JUL 1   2675                      3266   -591     2712       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   12                         4      8       16       
  SINCE MAR 1     63                        12     51       38       
  SINCE JAN 1     63                        12     51       38       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.9                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    58           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     23           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    41                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        94      1893                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        27      1987                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  5 2007.........SUNRISE   659 AM CDT   SUNSET   742 PM CDT   
APRIL  6 2007.........SUNRISE   658 AM CDT   SUNSET   743 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         -0.5

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        81000 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT