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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CDT MON MAY 1 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 30 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         78    448 PM  90    1987  77      1       68       
  MINIMUM         50    451 AM  36    1908  54     -4       44       
  AVERAGE         64                        65     -1       56      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.07                      0.15  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.33                      3.91   1.42     3.13    
  SINCE MAR 1     10.64                      7.85   2.79     5.43    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.36                     12.81   1.55    11.97    
                                                                     
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        1                         3     -2        9       
  MONTH TO DATE   54                       172   -118      114       
  SINCE MAR 1    379                       581   -202      527       
  SINCE JUL 1   2759                      3404   -645     2699       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         3     -3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  132                        43     89       34       
  SINCE MAR 1    154                        51    103       35       
  SINCE JAN 1    154                        51    103       35       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    37   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    45   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     31           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   77        93      1959                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   54        34      1903                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MAY  1 2006...........SUNRISE   626 AM CDT   SUNSET   803 PM CDT   
MAY  2 2006...........SUNRISE   625 AM CDT   SUNSET   804 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  19.4         -0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        20000 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT