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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
302 AM CDT WED APR 24 2013


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR APRIL 23 2013...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1882 TO 2013


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         70   1007 AM  91    1965  76     -6       71
                                      1964
  MINIMUM         41   1159 PM  36    1893  52    -11       46
                                      1884
  AVERAGE         56                        64     -8       59

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.35          2.31 1970   0.16   0.19     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    2.97                      3.18  -0.21     2.30
  SINCE MAR 1      6.39                      7.03  -0.64    10.36
  SINCE JAN 1     14.82                     12.60   2.22    16.96

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY       MM                                         0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                       0.0
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                                       0.0
  SINCE JUL 1      8.0                                       2.0

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        9                         4      5        6
  MONTH TO DATE  146                       136     10       46
  SINCE MAR 1    615                       522     93      183
  SINCE JUL 1   2938                      3195   -257     2319

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0
  MONTH TO DATE   56                        36     20       59
  SINCE MAR 1     58                        47     11      159
  SINCE JAN 1     59                        48     11      159
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.9


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  THUNDERSTORM
  HEAVY RAIN
  RAIN
  LIGHT RAIN
  FOG


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    93           300 PM
 LOWEST     47           900 AM
 AVERAGE    70

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   76        90      1989
                                             1965
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        36      2005
                                             1887


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
APRIL 24 2013.........SUNRISE   634 AM CDT   SUNSET   758 PM CDT
APRIL 25 2013.........SUNRISE   632 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       18.6         +0.0

MEAN FLOW (CFS)
  TODAY                                        51800
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT