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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT MON APR 21 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 20 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         83    414 PM  94    1987  74      9       78       
  MINIMUM         50    538 AM  35    1978  50      0       54       
                                      1953                          
  AVERAGE         67                        62      5       66      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    7.26                      2.50   4.76     2.25    
  SINCE MAR 1     17.79                      6.44  11.35     2.75    
  SINCE JAN 1     21.99                     11.40  10.59    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        0                         5     -5        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  147                       135     12      226       
  SINCE MAR 1    509                       544    -35      409       
  SINCE JUL 1   3060                      3367   -307     2887       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                         2      0        1       
  MONTH TO DATE    7                        22    -15       13       
  SINCE MAR 1     17                        30    -13       64       
  SINCE JAN 1     28                        30     -2       64       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.2                                         

                                                                      
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)   75        91      1965                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        34      1978                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 21 2008.........SUNRISE   637 AM CDT   SUNSET   756 PM CDT   
APRIL 22 2008.........SUNRISE   636 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  21.6         -0.0

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        109100 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT