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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CDT THU APR 28 2005

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 27 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1882 TO 2005

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         71    235 PM  91    1989  76     -5       80       
  MINIMUM         46    553 AM  36    1992  53     -7       46       
  AVERAGE         59                        64     -5       63      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02                      0.14  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.72                      3.46  -0.74     5.85    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.02                      7.40  -2.38    10.60    
  SINCE JAN 1     11.56                     12.36  -0.80    15.17    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                         0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                       0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                                       0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      1.5                                        T      
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        6                         3      3        2       
  MONTH TO DATE   97                       163    -66      104       
  SINCE MAR 1    510                       572    -62      368       
  SINCE JUL 1   2682                      3395   -713     2893       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   32                        36     -4       37       
  SINCE MAR 1     33                        44    -11       56       
  SINCE JAN 1     33                        44    -11       59       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER  MM                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
                                                                     
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        35      1965                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 28 2005.........SUNRISE   629 AM CDT   SUNSET   801 PM CDT   
APRIL 29 2005.........SUNRISE   628 AM CDT   SUNSET   802 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      19.6         +0.3

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        17700 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT