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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT TUE APR 17 2007


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 16 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         75    334 PM  92    2006  73      2       92       
  MINIMUM         37    629 AM  32    1953  49    -12       69       
  AVERAGE         56                        61     -5       81      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.67                      1.98  -0.31     0.87    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.17                      5.92  -3.75     6.18    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.82                     10.88  -0.06     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        9                         6      3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  218                       115    103       27       
  SINCE MAR 1    401                       524   -123      352       
  SINCE JUL 1   2879                      3347   -468     2732       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1       16       
  MONTH TO DATE   12                        16     -4       72       
  SINCE MAR 1     63                        24     39       94       
  SINCE JAN 1     63                        24     39       94       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.1                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     23           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    58                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        95      2006                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        29      1951                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 17 2007.........SUNRISE   643 AM CDT   SUNSET   752 PM CDT   
APRIL 18 2007.........SUNRISE   642 AM CDT   SUNSET   753 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  19.5         -0.0

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        45200 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT