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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
405 AM CDT TUE MAY 1 2007


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 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         87    435 PM  90    1987  77     10       78       
  MINIMUM         56    543 AM  36    1908  54      2       50       
  AVERAGE         72                        65      7       64      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.15  -0.15     0.07    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.06                      3.91   0.15     5.33    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.56                      7.85  -3.29    10.64    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.21                     12.81   0.40    14.36    
                                                                     
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        1       
  MONTH TO DATE  245                       172     73       54       
  SINCE MAR 1    428                       581   -153      379       
  SINCE JUL 1   2906                      3404   -498     2759       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                         3      4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   41                        43     -2      132       
  SINCE MAR 1     92                        51     41      154       
  SINCE JAN 1     92                        51     41      154       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.9                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     34           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        93      1959                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        34      1903                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  1 2007...........SUNRISE   626 AM CDT   SUNSET   803 PM CDT   
MAY  2 2007...........SUNRISE   625 AM CDT   SUNSET   804 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         -0.2

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        52300 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT