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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
300 AM CDT THU APR 24 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 23 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         84    252 PM  91    1965  75      9       79       
                                      1964                          
  MINIMUM         60    604 AM  36    1893  51      9       60       
                                      1884                          
  AVERAGE         72                        63      9       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01                      0.14  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    7.36                      2.90   4.46     2.25    
  SINCE MAR 1     17.89                      6.84  11.05     2.75    
  SINCE JAN 1     22.09                     11.80  10.29    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                       148     -1      226       
  SINCE MAR 1    509                       557    -48      409       
  SINCE JUL 1   3060                      3380   -320     2887       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                         2      5        5       
  MONTH TO DATE   28                        28      0       21       
  SINCE MAR 1     38                        36      2       72       
  SINCE JAN 1     49                        36     13       72       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.1                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER  MM                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  FOG                                                                

                                                                      
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        90      1989                    
                                             1965                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        36      2005                    
                                             1887                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 24 2008.........SUNRISE   633 AM CDT   SUNSET   758 PM CDT   
APRIL 25 2008.........SUNRISE   632 AM CDT   SUNSET   759 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         +1.5

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        112200 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT