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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
1244 AM CST TUE MAR 1 2005

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 28 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1882 TO 2005

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         53   1247 PM  80    1932  59     -6       61       
  MINIMUM         34   1139 PM   7    1890  36     -2       34       
  AVERAGE         44                        48     -4       48      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T                         0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.63                      2.59  -0.96     1.58    
  SINCE DEC 1      8.03                      8.35  -0.32     6.23    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.54                      4.96   1.58     4.40    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                         0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                        T      
  SINCE DEC 1      1.5                                        T      
  SINCE JUL 1      1.5                                        T      
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       21                        18      3       17       
  MONTH TO DATE  449                       611   -162      655       
  SINCE DEC 1   1802                      2207   -405     2069       
  SINCE JUL 1   2172                      2823   -651     2512       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     32           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        80      1992                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        15      1890                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  1 2005.........SUNRISE   647 AM CST   SUNSET   613 PM CST   
MARCH  2 2005.........SUNRISE   646 AM CST   SUNSET   614 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  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  19.5         +0.3

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        45300 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT