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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT SUN APR 8 2007


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 7 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         46    249 PM  91    1948  71    -25       83       
  MINIMUM         29R   200 AM  29    2007  46    -17       55       
                                      1990                          
  AVERAGE         38                        59    -21       69      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.12  -0.12      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.04                      0.87  -0.83     0.87    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.54                      4.81  -4.27     6.18    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.19                      9.77  -0.58     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       27                         7     20        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   79                        57     22        7       
  SINCE MAR 1    262                       466   -204      332       
  SINCE JUL 1   2740                      3289   -549     2712       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        4       
  MONTH TO DATE   12                         7      5       23       
  SINCE MAR 1     63                        15     48       45       
  SINCE JAN 1     63                        15     48       45       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.6                                         

                                                                      
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    69           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     18           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    44                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        88      1890                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        33      1971                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  8 2007.........SUNRISE   655 AM CDT   SUNSET   744 PM CDT   
APRIL  9 2007.........SUNRISE   653 AM CDT   SUNSET   745 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  19.6         +0.4

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        50000 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT