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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT MON APR 16 2007


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 15 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         68    408 PM  91    1924  73     -5       83       
  MINIMUM         34    523 AM  27    1983  49    -15       61       
  AVERAGE         51                        61    -10       72      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.13  -0.13      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.67                      1.85  -0.18     0.87    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.17                      5.79  -3.62     6.18    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.82                     10.75   0.07     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       14                         6      8        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  209                       109    100       27       
  SINCE MAR 1    392                       518   -126      352       
  SINCE JUL 1   2870                      3341   -471     2732       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        7       
  MONTH TO DATE   12                        15     -3       56       
  SINCE MAR 1     63                        23     40       78       
  SINCE JAN 1     63                        23     40       78       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.5                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     26           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    59                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        92      2006                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        32      1953                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 16 2007.........SUNRISE   644 AM CDT   SUNSET   751 PM CDT   
APRIL 17 2007.........SUNRISE   643 AM CDT   SUNSET   752 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         +0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        32700 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT