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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT MON APR 9 2007


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 8 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         50    303 PM  88    1890  71    -21       69       
  MINIMUM         24R   313 AM  24    2007  47    -23       44       
  AVERAGE         37                        59    -22       57      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.04                      0.99  -0.95     0.87    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.54                      4.93  -4.39     6.18    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.19                      9.89  -0.70     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       28                         7     21        8       
  MONTH TO DATE  107                        64     43       15       
  SINCE MAR 1    290                       473   -183      340       
  SINCE JUL 1   2768                      3296   -528     2720       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   12                         8      4       23       
  SINCE MAR 1     63                        16     47       45       
  SINCE JAN 1     63                        16     47       45       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.3                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    81           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     23           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    52                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        89      2001                    
                                             1933                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        28      1964                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  9 2007.........SUNRISE   653 AM CDT   SUNSET   745 PM CDT   
APRIL 10 2007.........SUNRISE   652 AM CDT   SUNSET   746 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  19.4         -0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        49100 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT