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CDUS44 KTSA 250856
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
355 AM CDT FRI APR 25 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 24 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    530 PM  90    1989  75      3       77       
                                      1965                          
  MINIMUM         64    922 AM  36    2005  51     13       62       
                                      1887                          
  AVERAGE         71                        63      8       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.69                      0.14   0.55     1.80    
  MONTH TO DATE    8.05                      3.04   5.01     4.05    
  SINCE MAR 1     18.58                      6.98  11.60     4.55    
  SINCE JAN 1     22.78                     11.94  10.84    13.20    
                                                                     
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                       152     -5      226       
  SINCE MAR 1    509                       561    -52      409       
  SINCE JUL 1   3060                      3384   -324     2887       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        6                         2      4        5       
  MONTH TO DATE   34                        30      4       26       
  SINCE MAR 1     44                        38      6       77       
  SINCE JAN 1     55                        38     17       77       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (100)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.6                                         

                                                                      
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)   76        88      1989                    
                                             1896                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        35      1910                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 25 2008.........SUNRISE   632 AM CDT   SUNSET   759 PM CDT   
APRIL 26 2008.........SUNRISE   631 AM CDT   SUNSET   800 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      20.9         -0.9

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        107300 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT