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CDUS44 KTSA 190803
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT THU APR 19 2007


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 18 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         74    513 PM  96    2006  74      0       96       
  MINIMUM         54   1159 PM  33    1999  50      4       68       
  AVERAGE         64                        62      2       82      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.10                      0.13  -0.03     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.25                      2.24   0.01     0.87    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.75                      6.18  -3.43     6.18    
  SINCE JAN 1     11.40                     11.14   0.26     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        1                         5     -4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  224                       125     99       27       
  SINCE MAR 1    407                       534   -127      352       
  SINCE JUL 1   2885                      3357   -472     2732       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1       17       
  MONTH TO DATE   12                        18     -6      102       
  SINCE MAR 1     63                        26     37      124       
  SINCE JAN 1     63                        26     37      124       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.2                                         

                                                                      
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           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     35           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        95      1987                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        33      1953                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 19 2007.........SUNRISE   640 AM CDT   SUNSET   753 PM CDT   
APRIL 20 2007.........SUNRISE   639 AM CDT   SUNSET   754 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  19.4         +0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        83400 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT