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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT WED APR 11 2007


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 10 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         52   1159 PM  91    1943  72    -20       80       
  MINIMUM         46   1248 PM  30    1973  47     -1       44       
  AVERAGE         49                        60    -11       62      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.97                      0.12   0.85     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.01                      1.23  -0.22     0.87    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.51                      5.17  -3.66     6.18    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.16                     10.13   0.03     9.90    
                                                                     
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       16                         7      9        3       
  MONTH TO DATE  138                        78     60       27       
  SINCE MAR 1    321                       487   -166      352       
  SINCE JUL 1   2799                      3310   -511     2732       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   12                        10      2       23       
  SINCE MAR 1     63                        18     45       45       
  SINCE JAN 1     63                        18     45       45       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.4                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     50          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        89      1948                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        25      1989                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 11 2007.........SUNRISE   651 AM CDT   SUNSET   747 PM CDT   
APRIL 12 2007.........SUNRISE   649 AM CDT   SUNSET   748 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  20.1         +0.3

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        40300 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT