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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
300 AM CDT WED APR 23 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 22 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         85    238 PM  92    1989  75     10       75       
                                      1965                          
                                      1955                          
  MINIMUM         62   1159 PM  33    1982  51     11       56       
  AVERAGE         74                        63     11       66      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.09                      0.13  -0.04      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    7.35                      2.76   4.59     2.25    
  SINCE MAR 1     17.88                      6.70  11.18     2.75    
  SINCE JAN 1     22.08                     11.66  10.42    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                         4     -4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  147                       144      3      226       
  SINCE MAR 1    509                       553    -44      409       
  SINCE JUL 1   3060                      3376   -316     2887       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                         2      7        1       
  MONTH TO DATE   21                        26     -5       16       
  SINCE MAR 1     31                        34     -3       67       
  SINCE JAN 1     42                        34      8       67       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.9                                         

                                                                      
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)   75        91      1965                    
                                             1964                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        36      1893                    
                                             1884                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 23 2008.........SUNRISE   635 AM CDT   SUNSET   757 PM CDT   
APRIL 24 2008.........SUNRISE   633 AM CDT   SUNSET   758 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  20.3         -1.2

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        107500 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT