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CDUS44 KTSA 120824
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
320 AM CDT THU APR 12 2007


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 11 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         69    205 PM  89    1948  72     -3       80       
  MINIMUM         43   1128 PM  25    1989  48     -5       52       
  AVERAGE         56                        60     -4       66      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T                         0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.01                      1.35  -0.34     0.87    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.51                      5.29  -3.78     6.18    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.16                     10.25  -0.09     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        9                         7      2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  147                        85     62       27       
  SINCE MAR 1    330                       494   -164      352       
  SINCE JUL 1   2808                      3317   -509     2732       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        1       
  MONTH TO DATE   12                        11      1       24       
  SINCE MAR 1     63                        19     44       46       
  SINCE JAN 1     63                        19     44       46       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    37   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    45   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.1                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     20           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        92      1972                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        30      1940                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 12 2007.........SUNRISE   649 AM CDT   SUNSET   748 PM CDT   
APRIL 13 2007.........SUNRISE   648 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  19.3         -0.8

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        33500 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT