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CDUS44 KTSA 050821
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT SAT APR 5 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 4 2008...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1882 TO 2008


 WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         61    132 AM  90    1988  70     -9       63       
  MINIMUM         44   1159 PM  24    1987  46     -2       44       
  AVERAGE         53                        58     -5       54      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T                         0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.83                      0.51   1.32     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1     12.36                      4.45   7.91     0.50    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.56                      9.41   7.15     9.15    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                         0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                       0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      4.0                                       0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      4.8                                       2.0     
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       12                         8      4       11       
  MONTH TO DATE   32                        34     -2       14       
  SINCE MAR 1    394                       443    -49      197       
  SINCE JUL 1   2945                      3266   -321     2675       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         4     -4       12       
  SINCE MAR 1     10                        12     -2       63       
  SINCE JAN 1     21                        12      9       63       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.2                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER  MM                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    MM                                                       
 LOWEST     MM                                                       
 AVERAGE    MM                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        94      1893                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        27      1987                    
                                             1920                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  5 2008.........SUNRISE   658 AM CDT   SUNSET   743 PM CDT   
APRIL  6 2008.........SUNRISE   657 AM CDT   SUNSET   743 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  19.2         -1.7

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        89000 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT