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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
1243 AM CST TUE MAR 15 2005

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 14 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         60    332 PM  84    1938  64     -4       66       
  MINIMUM         31    450 AM  17    1993  40     -9       43       
  AVERAGE         46                        52     -6       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.13  -0.13     0.04    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.17                      1.73  -1.56     1.69    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.17                      1.73  -1.56     1.69    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.71                      6.69   0.02     6.26    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                      MM       
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                       0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                                       0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      1.5                                        T      
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       19                        14      5       10       
  MONTH TO DATE  196                       219    -23      157       
  SINCE MAR 1    196                       219    -23      157       
  SINCE JUL 1   2368                      3042   -674     2682       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                         0      1        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      1                         0      1        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      1                         0      1        3       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (90)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     26           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    54                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        83      1961                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        20      1988                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 15 2005.........SUNRISE   628 AM CST   SUNSET   625 PM CST   
MARCH 16 2005.........SUNRISE   626 AM CST   SUNSET   626 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  19.4         -0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        16900 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT