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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
300 AM CDT TUE APR 22 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 21 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         82    139 PM  91    1965  75      7       83       
  MINIMUM         58    315 AM  34    1978  51      7       51       
  AVERAGE         70                        63      7       67      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    7.26                      2.63   4.63     2.25    
  SINCE MAR 1     17.79                      6.57  11.22     2.75    
  SINCE JAN 1     21.99                     11.53  10.46    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                       140      7      226       
  SINCE MAR 1    509                       549    -40      409       
  SINCE JUL 1   3060                      3372   -312     2887       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                         2      3        2       
  MONTH TO DATE   12                        24    -12       15       
  SINCE MAR 1     22                        32    -10       66       
  SINCE JAN 1     33                        32      1       66       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.9                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER  MM                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  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)   75        92      1989                    
                                             1965                    
                                             1955                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        33      1982                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 22 2008.........SUNRISE   636 AM CDT   SUNSET   756 PM CDT   
APRIL 23 2008.........SUNRISE   635 AM CDT   SUNSET   757 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  21.5         +0.0

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        107200 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT