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CDUS44 KTSA 250802
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT WED APR 25 2007


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 24 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         77    102 PM  90    1989  75      2       85       
  MINIMUM         62   1115 PM  36    2005  51     11       61       
                                      1887                          
  AVERAGE         70                        63      7       73      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.80                      0.14   1.66     0.47    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.05                      3.04   1.01     2.42    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.55                      6.98  -2.43     7.73    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.20                     11.94   1.26    11.45    
                                                                     
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                       152     74       27       
  SINCE MAR 1    409                       561   -152      352       
  SINCE JUL 1   2887                      3384   -497     2732       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                         2      3        8       
  MONTH TO DATE   26                        30     -4      132       
  SINCE MAR 1     77                        38     39      154       
  SINCE JAN 1     77                        38     39      154       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    37   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (250)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    45   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.0                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           800 PM                                     
 LOWEST     69          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    81                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        88      1989                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        35      1910                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 25 2007.........SUNRISE   633 AM CDT   SUNSET   758 PM CDT   
APRIL 26 2007.........SUNRISE   632 AM CDT   SUNSET   759 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                                        53400 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT