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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CDT MON APR 24 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 23 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         89    330 PM  91    1965  75     14       65       
  MINIMUM         53    543 AM  36    1893  51      2       42       
  AVERAGE         71                        63      8       54      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.14  -0.14     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.95                      2.90  -0.95     2.34    
  SINCE MAR 1      7.26                      6.84   0.42     4.64    
  SINCE JAN 1     10.98                     11.80  -0.82    11.18    
                                                                     
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                         4     -4       11       
  MONTH TO DATE   27                       148   -121       69       
  SINCE MAR 1    352                       557   -205      482       
  SINCE JUL 1   2732                      3380   -648     2654       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        6                         2      4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  124                        28     96       32       
  SINCE MAR 1    146                        36    110       33       
  SINCE JAN 1    146                        36    110       33       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     40           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   75        90      1989                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        36      2005                    
                                             1887                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 24 2006.........SUNRISE   634 AM CDT   SUNSET   758 PM CDT   
APRIL 25 2006.........SUNRISE   633 AM CDT   SUNSET   759 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  19.3         -0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        1200 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT