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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT SAT APR 7 2007


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 6 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         49    323 PM  93    1960  71    -22       73       
  MINIMUM         34   1159 PM  29    1966  46    -12       57       
  AVERAGE         42                        59    -17       65      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.12  -0.12     0.76    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.04                      0.75  -0.71     0.87    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.54                      4.69  -4.15     6.18    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.19                      9.65  -0.46     9.90    
                                                                     
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       23                         8     15        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   52                        50      2        7       
  SINCE MAR 1    235                       459   -224      332       
  SINCE JUL 1   2713                      3282   -569     2712       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   12                         6      6       19       
  SINCE MAR 1     63                        14     49       41       
  SINCE JAN 1     63                        14     49       41       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.3                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     31           700 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        91      1948                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        29      1990                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  7 2007.........SUNRISE   656 AM CDT   SUNSET   744 PM CDT   
APRIL  8 2007.........SUNRISE   655 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  19.2         +0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        74200 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT