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CDUS44 KTSA 180803
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT FRI APR 18 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 17 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         75    422 PM  95    2006  74      1       72       
  MINIMUM         57   1159 PM  29    1951  49      8       48       
  AVERAGE         66                        61      5       60      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.45                      0.13   0.32     0.48    
  MONTH TO DATE    6.98                      2.11   4.87     2.15    
  SINCE MAR 1     17.51                      6.05  11.46     2.65    
  SINCE JAN 1     21.71                     11.01  10.70    11.30    
                                                                     
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        0                         5     -5        5       
  MONTH TO DATE  133                       120     13      223       
  SINCE MAR 1    495                       529    -34      406       
  SINCE JUL 1   3046                      3352   -306     2884       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         1      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    5                        17    -12       12       
  SINCE MAR 1     15                        25    -10       63       
  SINCE JAN 1     26                        25      1       63       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.8                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  FOG                                                                

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    67           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     67           700 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        96      2006                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        33      1999                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 18 2008.........SUNRISE   641 AM CDT   SUNSET   753 PM CDT   
APRIL 19 2008.........SUNRISE   639 AM CDT   SUNSET   754 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  21.6         +0.2

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        110200 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT