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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT SUN APR 20 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 19 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         78    412 PM  95    1987  74      4       79       
  MINIMUM         44    608 AM  33    1953  50     -6       47       
  AVERAGE         61                        62     -1       63      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    7.26                      2.37   4.89     2.25    
  SINCE MAR 1     17.79                      6.31  11.48     2.75    
  SINCE JAN 1     21.99                     11.27  10.72    11.40    
                                                                     
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        4                         5     -1        2       
  MONTH TO DATE  147                       130     17      226       
  SINCE MAR 1    509                       539    -30      409       
  SINCE JUL 1   3060                      3362   -302     2887       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    5                        20    -15       12       
  SINCE MAR 1     15                        28    -13       63       
  SINCE JAN 1     26                        28     -2       63       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.9                                         

                                                                      
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)   74        94      1987                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        35      1978                    
                                             1953                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 20 2008.........SUNRISE   638 AM CDT   SUNSET   755 PM CDT   
APRIL 21 2008.........SUNRISE   637 AM CDT   SUNSET   756 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  21.7         +0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        109800 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT