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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
415 AM CST SUN MAR 12 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 11 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         83    401 PM  92    1967  63     20       66       
  MINIMUM         55    623 AM   7    1948  40     15       44       
  AVERAGE         69                        51     18       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.07                      0.13   0.94     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.37                      1.34   1.03     0.17    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.37                      1.34   1.03     0.17    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.09                      6.30  -0.21     6.71    
                                                                     
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        0                        15    -15       10       
  MONTH TO DATE   61                       177   -116      164       
  SINCE MAR 1     61                       177   -116      164       
  SINCE JUL 1   2441                      3000   -559     2336       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                         0      4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    7                         0      7        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      7                         0      7        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      7                         0      7        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     43           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        93      1967                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40         9      1948                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 12 2006.........SUNRISE   632 AM CST   SUNSET   622 PM CST   
MARCH 13 2006.........SUNRISE   631 AM CST   SUNSET   623 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  19.7         +0.4

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