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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CST FRI MAR 3 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 2 2006...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1882 TO 2006

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   1257 PM  84    1904  60     11       53       
  MINIMUM         53   1025 PM  12    1980  37     16       37       
  AVERAGE         62                        48     14       45      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02                      0.12  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.02                      0.23  -0.21     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.02                      0.23  -0.21     0.00    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.74                      5.19  -1.45     6.54    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                       0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                       0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                                       0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      T                                         1.5     
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                        17    -14       20       
  MONTH TO DATE    3                        35    -32       46       
  SINCE MAR 1      3                        35    -32       46       
  SINCE JUL 1   2383                      2858   -475     2218       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    3                         0      3        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      3                         0      3        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      3                         0      3        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    51          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     16          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    34                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        81      1976                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37         8      2002                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  3 2006.........SUNRISE   645 AM CST   SUNSET   615 PM CST   
MARCH  4 2006.........SUNRISE   643 AM CST   SUNSET   616 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         +0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        1600 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT