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CDUS44 KTSA 180803
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT WED APR 18 2007


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 17 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         72    107 PM  95    2006  74     -2       95       
  MINIMUM         48    601 AM  29    1951  49     -1       61       
  AVERAGE         60                        61     -1       78      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.48                      0.13   0.35     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.15                      2.11   0.04     0.87    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.65                      6.05  -3.40     6.18    
  SINCE JAN 1     11.30                     11.01   0.29     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        5                         5      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  223                       120    103       27       
  SINCE MAR 1    406                       529   -123      352       
  SINCE JUL 1   2884                      3352   -468     2732       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1       13       
  MONTH TO DATE   12                        17     -5       85       
  SINCE MAR 1     63                        25     38      107       
  SINCE JAN 1     63                        25     38      107       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.7                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           800 PM                                     
 LOWEST     38          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        96      2006                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        33      1999                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 18 2007.........SUNRISE   642 AM CDT   SUNSET   753 PM CDT   
APRIL 19 2007.........SUNRISE   640 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  19.3         -0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        41500 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT