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CDUS44 KTSA 190804
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT SAT APR 19 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 18 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         63    504 PM  96    2006  74    -11       74       
  MINIMUM         46   1159 PM  33    1999  50     -4       54       
  AVERAGE         55                        62     -7       64      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.28                      0.13   0.15     0.10    
  MONTH TO DATE    7.26                      2.24   5.02     2.25    
  SINCE MAR 1     17.79                      6.18  11.61     2.75    
  SINCE JAN 1     21.99                     11.14  10.85    11.40    
                                                                     
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       10                         5      5        1       
  MONTH TO DATE  143                       125     18      224       
  SINCE MAR 1    505                       534    -29      407       
  SINCE JUL 1   3056                      3357   -301     2885       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    5                        18    -13       12       
  SINCE MAR 1     15                        26    -11       63       
  SINCE JAN 1     26                        26      0       63       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.9                                         

                                                                      
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)   74        95      1987                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        33      1953                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 19 2008.........SUNRISE   639 AM CDT   SUNSET   754 PM CDT   
APRIL 20 2008.........SUNRISE   638 AM CDT   SUNSET   755 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         +0.0

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        110900 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT