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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CST TUE MAR 29 2005

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 28 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         71    517 PM  89    1963  68      3       76       
  MINIMUM         36    628 AM  25    1931  44     -8       49       
  AVERAGE         54                        56     -2       63      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.13  -0.13     0.67    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.26                      3.55  -1.29     4.75    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.26                      3.55  -1.29     4.75    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.80                      8.51   0.29     9.32    
                                                                     
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       11                        10      1        2       
  MONTH TO DATE  405                       381     24      232       
  SINCE MAR 1    405                       381     24      232       
  SINCE JUL 1   2577                      3204   -627     2757       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                         5     -4       19       
  SINCE MAR 1      1                         5     -4       19       
  SINCE JAN 1      1                         5     -4       22       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     31           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        91      1967                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        26      1894                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 29 2005.........SUNRISE   608 AM CST   SUNSET   637 PM CST   
MARCH 30 2005.........SUNRISE   607 AM CST   SUNSET   638 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       19.3         -0.2

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        37100 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT