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CDUS44 KTSA 260852
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
350 AM CDT SAT APR 26 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 25 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    139 PM  88    1989  76      2       77       
                                      1896                          
  MINIMUM         53   1159 PM  35    1910  52      1       59       
  AVERAGE         66                        64      2       68      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T                         0.14  -0.14     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    8.05                      3.18   4.87     4.06    
  SINCE MAR 1     18.58                      7.12  11.46     4.56    
  SINCE JAN 1     22.78                     12.08  10.70    13.21    
                                                                     
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                       156     -9      226       
  SINCE MAR 1    509                       565    -56      409       
  SINCE JUL 1   3060                      3388   -328     2887       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         2     -1        3       
  MONTH TO DATE   35                        32      3       29       
  SINCE MAR 1     45                        40      5       80       
  SINCE JAN 1     56                        40     16       80       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (250)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.5                                         

                                                                      
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)   76        90      1896                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        33      1910                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 26 2008.........SUNRISE   631 AM CDT   SUNSET   800 PM CDT   
APRIL 27 2008.........SUNRISE   630 AM CDT   SUNSET   801 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      22.0         +1.3

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        115100 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT