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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CDT THU APR 6 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 5 2006...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1882 TO 2006

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         80    507 PM  94    1893  71      9       76       
  MINIMUM         56    436 AM  27    1987  46     10       54       
  AVERAGE         68                        58     10       65      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01                      0.12  -0.11     1.06    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.11                      0.63  -0.52     1.23    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.42                      4.57   0.85     3.53    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.14                      9.53  -0.39    10.07    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                       0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                       0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                                       0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      T                                         1.5     
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         8     -8        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    7                        42    -35       28       
  SINCE MAR 1    332                       451   -119      441       
  SINCE JUL 1   2712                      3274   -562     2613       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         1      2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   19                         5     14        0       
  SINCE MAR 1     41                        13     28        1       
  SINCE JAN 1     41                        13     28        1       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     45           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        93      1960                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   46        29      1966                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  6 2006.........SUNRISE   657 AM CDT   SUNSET   743 PM CDT   
APRIL  7 2006.........SUNRISE   656 AM CDT   SUNSET   744 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  19.9         +0.3

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        1300 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT