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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT FRI APR 6 2007


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 5 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         62    250 PM  94    1893  71     -9       80       
  MINIMUM         37    636 AM  27    1987  46     -9       56       
  AVERAGE         50                        58     -8       68      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.04                      0.12  -0.08     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.04                      0.63  -0.59     0.11    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.54                      4.57  -4.03     5.42    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.19                      9.53  -0.34     9.14    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                         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       15                         8      7        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   29                        42    -13        7       
  SINCE MAR 1    212                       451   -239      332       
  SINCE JUL 1   2690                      3274   -584     2712       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        3       
  MONTH TO DATE   12                         5      7       19       
  SINCE MAR 1     63                        13     50       41       
  SINCE JAN 1     63                        13     50       41       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.0                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     19           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    56                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        93      1960                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        29      1966                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  6 2007.........SUNRISE   658 AM CDT   SUNSET   743 PM CDT   
APRIL  7 2007.........SUNRISE   656 AM CDT   SUNSET   744 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  19.1         -0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        78900 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT