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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT THU APR 10 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 9 2008...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1882 TO 2008


 WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         65   1004 PM  89    2001  72     -7       59       
                                      1933                          
  MINIMUM         53   1009 AM  28    1964  47      6       41       
  AVERAGE         59                        59      0       50      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        2.46                      0.12   2.34     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.62                      1.11   3.51     0.04    
  SINCE MAR 1     15.15                      5.05  10.10     0.54    
  SINCE JAN 1     19.35                     10.01   9.34     9.19    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                       0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                       0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      4.0                                       0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      4.8                                       2.0     
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        6                         7     -1       15       
  MONTH TO DATE   57                        71    -14      122       
  SINCE MAR 1    419                       480    -61      305       
  SINCE JUL 1   2970                      3303   -333     2783       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         9     -9       12       
  SINCE MAR 1     10                        17     -7       63       
  SINCE JAN 1     21                        17      4       63       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    39   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    51   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.2                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER  MM                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HAIL                                                               
  FOG                                                                

                                                                      
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)   72        91      1943                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   47        30      1973                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 10 2008.........SUNRISE   651 AM CDT   SUNSET   747 PM CDT   
APRIL 11 2008.........SUNRISE   650 AM CDT   SUNSET   747 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  22.8         +1.6

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        -99 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT