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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT WED APR 16 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 15 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         70    513 PM  91    1924  73     -3       68       
  MINIMUM         38    617 AM  27    1983  49    -11       34       
  AVERAGE         54                        61     -7       51      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    6.53                      1.85   4.68     1.67    
  SINCE MAR 1     17.06                      5.79  11.27     2.17    
  SINCE JAN 1     21.26                     10.75  10.51    10.82    
                                                                     
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                         6      5       14       
  MONTH TO DATE  129                       109     20      209       
  SINCE MAR 1    491                       518    -27      392       
  SINCE JUL 1   3042                      3341   -299     2870       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    4                        15    -11       12       
  SINCE MAR 1     14                        23     -9       63       
  SINCE JAN 1     25                        23      2       63       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.4                                         

                                                                      
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)   73        92      2006                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        32      1953                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 16 2008.........SUNRISE   643 AM CDT   SUNSET   752 PM CDT   
APRIL 17 2008.........SUNRISE   642 AM CDT   SUNSET   752 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  20.5         -0.7

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        108400 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT