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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
402 AM CDT SUN APR 27 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 26 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         72    515 PM  90    1896  76     -4       59       
  MINIMUM         44    552 AM  33    1910  52     -8       48       
  AVERAGE         58                        64     -6       54      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.14  -0.14      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    8.05                      3.32   4.73     4.06    
  SINCE MAR 1     18.58                      7.26  11.32     4.56    
  SINCE JAN 1     22.78                     12.22  10.56    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        7                         4      3       11       
  MONTH TO DATE  154                       160     -6      237       
  SINCE MAR 1    516                       569    -53      420       
  SINCE JUL 1   3067                      3392   -325     2898       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   35                        34      1       29       
  SINCE MAR 1     45                        42      3       80       
  SINCE JAN 1     56                        42     14       80       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.8                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER  MM                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  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        91      1989                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        36      1992                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 27 2008.........SUNRISE   630 AM CDT   SUNSET   801 PM CDT   
APRIL 28 2008.........SUNRISE   629 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       21.9         +0.0

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        114800 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT