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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CDT FRI APR 14 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 13 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         88    340 PM  90    1972  73     15       68       
  MINIMUM         59    556 AM  29    1997  48     11       46       
  AVERAGE         74                        60     14       57      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.87                      1.59  -0.72     2.33    
  SINCE MAR 1      6.18                      5.53   0.65     4.63    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.90                     10.49  -0.59    11.17    
                                                                     
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                         6     -6        8       
  MONTH TO DATE   27                        97    -70       48       
  SINCE MAR 1    352                       506   -154      461       
  SINCE JUL 1   2732                      3329   -597     2633       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                         1      8        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   40                        13     27        8       
  SINCE MAR 1     62                        21     41        9       
  SINCE JAN 1     62                        21     41        9       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     40           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   73        89      1936                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        31      1997                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 14 2006.........SUNRISE   646 AM CDT   SUNSET   749 PM CDT   
APRIL 15 2006.........SUNRISE   645 AM CDT   SUNSET   750 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  19.5         -0.2

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        1000 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT