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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT MON APR 30 2007

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 29 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         85    353 PM  93    1962  76      9       69       
  MINIMUM         50    559 AM  34    1965  53     -3       57       
  AVERAGE         68                        65      3       63      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.15  -0.15     2.17    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.06                      3.76   0.30     5.26    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.56                      7.70  -3.14    10.57    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.21                     12.66   0.55    14.29    
                                                                     
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        2       
  MONTH TO DATE  245                       169     76       53       
  SINCE MAR 1    428                       578   -150      378       
  SINCE JUL 1   2906                      3401   -495     2758       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         2      1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   34                        40     -6      132       
  SINCE MAR 1     85                        48     37      154       
  SINCE JAN 1     85                        48     37      154       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.1                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     27           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    59                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        90      1987                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        36      1908                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 30 2007.........SUNRISE   627 AM CDT   SUNSET   802 PM CDT   
MAY  1 2007...........SUNRISE   626 AM CDT   SUNSET   803 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         -0.0

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        53500 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT