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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT TUE APR 29 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 28 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         75    417 PM  91    1989  76     -1       81       
                                      1887                          
  MINIMUM         40    451 AM  26    1924  53    -13       52       
  AVERAGE         58                        65     -7       67      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    8.05                      3.61   4.44     4.06    
  SINCE MAR 1     18.58                      7.55  11.03     4.56    
  SINCE JAN 1     22.78                     12.51  10.27    13.21    
                                                                     
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        7                         3      4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  170                       166      4      245       
  SINCE MAR 1    532                       575    -43      428       
  SINCE JUL 1   3083                      3398   -315     2906       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        2       
  MONTH TO DATE   35                        38     -3       31       
  SINCE MAR 1     45                        46     -1       82       
  SINCE JAN 1     56                        46     10       82       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.5                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER  MM                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                      
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)   76        93      1962                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        34      1965                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL 29 2008.........SUNRISE   628 AM CDT   SUNSET   802 PM CDT   
APRIL 30 2008.........SUNRISE   627 AM CDT   SUNSET   803 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  20.8         -0.6

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        109700 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT