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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
1243 AM CST THU MAR 17 2005

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 16 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         52    352 PM  86    1908  64    -12       57       
  MINIMUM         34   1159 PM  24    1900  41     -7       37       
  AVERAGE         43                        53    -10       47      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T                         0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.22                      1.99  -1.77     1.77    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.22                      1.99  -1.77     1.77    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.76                      6.95  -0.19     6.34    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                         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       22                        13      9       18       
  MONTH TO DATE  239                       245     -6      190       
  SINCE MAR 1    239                       245     -6      190       
  SINCE JUL 1   2411                      3068   -657     2715       
                                                                     
 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    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     35           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        87      1921                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        22      1892                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 17 2005.........SUNRISE   625 AM CST   SUNSET   627 PM CST   
MARCH 18 2005.........SUNRISE   624 AM CST   SUNSET   628 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         -0.2

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        13100 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT