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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT SAT APR 12 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 11 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    327 PM  89    1948  72     -7       69       
  MINIMUM         48   1159 PM  25    1989  48      0       43       
  AVERAGE         57                        60     -3       56      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.12  -0.12      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    6.53                      1.35   5.18     1.01    
  SINCE MAR 1     17.06                      5.29  11.77     1.51    
  SINCE JAN 1     21.26                     10.25  11.01    10.16    
                                                                     
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        8                         7      1        9       
  MONTH TO DATE   65                        85    -20      147       
  SINCE MAR 1    427                       494    -67      330       
  SINCE JUL 1   2978                      3317   -339     2808       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    4                        11     -7       12       
  SINCE MAR 1     14                        19     -5       63       
  SINCE JAN 1     25                        19      6       63       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    19.7                                         

                                                                      
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)   72        92      1972                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        30      1940                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 12 2008.........SUNRISE   648 AM CDT   SUNSET   748 PM CDT   
APRIL 13 2008.........SUNRISE   647 AM CDT   SUNSET   749 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  26.7         -1.7

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        -99 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT