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CDUS44 KTSA 101005
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
405 AM CST THU MAR 10 2005

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 9 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         56   1220 PM  91    1911  62     -6       65       
  MINIMUM         34   1154 PM  13    1932  39     -5       40       
  AVERAGE         45                        51     -6       53      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.05                      0.13  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.17                      1.08  -0.91     1.35    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.17                      1.08  -0.91     1.35    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.71                      6.04   0.67     5.92    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                       0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                       0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                                       0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      1.5                                        T      
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       20                        15      5       12       
  MONTH TO DATE  137                       147    -10       85       
  SINCE MAR 1    137                       147    -10       85       
  SINCE JUL 1   2309                      2970   -661     2610       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        3       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    86           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     46          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        85      1955                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        15      1932                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 10 2005.........SUNRISE   635 AM CST   SUNSET   621 PM CST   
MARCH 11 2005.........SUNRISE   633 AM CST   SUNSET   622 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  19.1         -0.4

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        33200 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT