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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
418 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2007


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 14 2007...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

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)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         48   1135 AM  89    2006  73    -25       89       
                                      1936                          
  MINIMUM         43    616 AM  31    1997  48     -5       59       
  AVERAGE         46                        61    -15       74      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.03                      0.13  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.67                      1.72  -0.05     0.87    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.17                      5.66  -3.49     6.18    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.82                     10.62   0.20     9.90    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY           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                                                             
  TODAY           19                         6     13        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  192                       103     89       27       
  SINCE MAR 1    375                       512   -137      352       
  SINCE JUL 1   2853                      3335   -482     2732       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            0                         1     -1        9       
  MONTH TO DATE   12                        14     -2       49       
  SINCE MAR 1     63                        22     41       71       
  SINCE JAN 1     63                        22     41       71       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.0                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     70           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    82                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        91      1924                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        27      1983                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 14 2007.........SUNRISE   647 AM CDT   SUNSET   749 PM CDT   
APRIL 15 2007.........SUNRISE   646 AM CDT   SUNSET   750 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 AFTERNOON  19.0         -0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        34200 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT