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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CST MON MAR 28 2005

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 27 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         48    559 PM  87    1895  68    -20       77       
  MINIMUM         38   1052 PM  21    1955  44     -6       64       
  AVERAGE         43                        56    -13       71      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.22                      0.13   0.09      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    2.26                      3.42  -1.16     4.08    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.26                      3.42  -1.16     4.08    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.80                      8.38   0.42     8.65    
                                                                     
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                        10     12        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  394                       371     23      230       
  SINCE MAR 1    394                       371     23      230       
  SINCE JUL 1   2566                      3194   -628     2755       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        6       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                         4     -3       19       
  SINCE MAR 1      1                         4     -3       19       
  SINCE JAN 1      1                         4     -3       22       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     71           600 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    82                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        89      1963                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        25      1931                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 28 2005.........SUNRISE   609 AM CST   SUNSET   636 PM CST   
MARCH 29 2005.........SUNRISE   608 AM CST   SUNSET   637 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                                        35500 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT