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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT TUE APR 24 2007


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 23 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         79    123 PM  91    1965  75      4       89       
  MINIMUM         60    510 AM  36    1893  51      9       53       
  AVERAGE         70                        63      7       71      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.25                      2.90  -0.65     1.95    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.75                      6.84  -4.09     7.26    
  SINCE JAN 1     11.40                     11.80  -0.40    10.98    
                                                                     
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                         4     -4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  226                       148     78       27       
  SINCE MAR 1    409                       557   -148      352       
  SINCE JUL 1   2887                      3380   -493     2732       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                         2      3        6       
  MONTH TO DATE   21                        28     -7      124       
  SINCE MAR 1     72                        36     36      146       
  SINCE JAN 1     72                        36     36      146       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.7                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     60           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    75                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        90      1989                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        36      2005                    
                                             1887                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 24 2007.........SUNRISE   634 AM CDT   SUNSET   757 PM CDT   
APRIL 25 2007.........SUNRISE   633 AM CDT   SUNSET   758 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                                        58200 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT