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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
1244 AM CST TUE MAR 22 2005

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 21 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   1159 PM  90    1916  66    -10       60       
  MINIMUM         47    929 AM  18    1965  42      5       44       
  AVERAGE         52                        54     -2       52      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.11                      0.13   0.98     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.33                      2.64  -1.31     3.66    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.33                      2.64  -1.31     3.66    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.87                      7.60   0.27     8.23    
                                                                     
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       13                        12      1       13       
  MONTH TO DATE  300                       307     -7      210       
  SINCE MAR 1    300                       307     -7      210       
  SINCE JUL 1   2472                      3130   -658     2735       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                         0      1        5       
  SINCE MAR 1      1                         0      1        5       
  SINCE JAN 1      1                         0      1        8       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (90)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (100)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     64           100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    79                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        90      1995                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        22      1983                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 22 2005.........SUNRISE   618 AM CST   SUNSET   631 PM CST   
MARCH 23 2005.........SUNRISE   617 AM CST   SUNSET   632 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       19.2         +0.3

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        11500 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT