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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT SAT APR 21 2007


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 20 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         78    401 PM  94    1987  74      4       77       
  MINIMUM         54    600 AM  35    1978  50      4       61       
  AVERAGE         66                        62      4       69      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.13  -0.13      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    2.25                      2.50  -0.25     0.87    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.75                      6.44  -3.69     6.18    
  SINCE JAN 1     11.40                     11.40   0.00     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        0                         5     -5        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  226                       135     91       27       
  SINCE MAR 1    409                       544   -135      352       
  SINCE JUL 1   2887                      3367   -480     2732       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         2     -1        4       
  MONTH TO DATE   13                        22     -9      111       
  SINCE MAR 1     64                        30     34      133       
  SINCE JAN 1     64                        30     34      133       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.2                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    77           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     35           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    56                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        91      1965                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        34      1978                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 21 2007.........SUNRISE   638 AM CDT   SUNSET   755 PM CDT   
APRIL 22 2007.........SUNRISE   637 AM CDT   SUNSET   756 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  18.9         -0.2

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        80100 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT