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CDUS44 KTSA 290829
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT SUN APR 29 2007

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 28 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         81    311 PM  91    1989  76      5       71       
  MINIMUM         52    604 AM  35    1965  53     -1       51       
  AVERAGE         67                        65      2       61      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.15  -0.15     0.22    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.06                      3.61   0.45     3.09    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.56                      7.55  -2.99     8.40    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.21                     12.51   0.70    12.12    
                                                                     
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                         3     -3        4       
  MONTH TO DATE  245                       166     79       51       
  SINCE MAR 1    428                       575   -147      376       
  SINCE JUL 1   2906                      3398   -492     2756       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                         2      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   31                        38     -7      132       
  SINCE MAR 1     82                        46     36      154       
  SINCE JAN 1     82                        46     36      154       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.6                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     28           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        93      1962                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        34      1965                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 29 2007.........SUNRISE   629 AM CDT   SUNSET   802 PM CDT   
APRIL 30 2007.........SUNRISE   627 AM CDT   SUNSET   802 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       19.8         +0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        56000 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT