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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT SUN APR 6 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 5 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         65    549 PM  94    1893  71     -6       62       
  MINIMUM         43    326 AM  27    1987  46     -3       37       
                                      1920                          
  AVERAGE         54                        58     -4       50      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.12  -0.12     0.04    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.83                      0.63   1.20     0.04    
  SINCE MAR 1     12.36                      4.57   7.79     0.54    
  SINCE JAN 1     16.56                      9.53   7.03     9.19    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                       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       11                         8      3       15       
  MONTH TO DATE   43                        42      1       29       
  SINCE MAR 1    405                       451    -46      212       
  SINCE JUL 1   2956                      3274   -318     2690       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         5     -5       12       
  SINCE MAR 1     10                        13     -3       63       
  SINCE JAN 1     21                        13      8       63       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.3                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER  MM                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                      
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        93      1960                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        29      1966                    
                                             1950                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  6 2008.........SUNRISE   657 AM CDT   SUNSET   743 PM CDT   
APRIL  7 2008.........SUNRISE   655 AM CDT   SUNSET   744 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  21.2         +2.0

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        108800 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT