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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
430 AM CST MON MAR 13 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 12 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         84    342 PM  93    1967  63     21       86       
  MINIMUM         63    252 AM   9    1948  40     23       46       
  AVERAGE         74                        51     23       66      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.37                      1.47   0.90     0.17    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.37                      1.47   0.90     0.17    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.09                      6.43  -0.34     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                        14    -14        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   61                       191   -130      164       
  SINCE MAR 1     61                       191   -130      164       
  SINCE JUL 1   2441                      3014   -573     2336       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                         0      9        1       
  MONTH TO DATE   16                         0     16        1       
  SINCE MAR 1     16                         0     16        1       
  SINCE JAN 1     16                         0     16        1       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    30   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     47           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   63        92      1967                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        18      1891                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 13 2006.........SUNRISE   631 AM CST   SUNSET   623 PM CST   
MARCH 14 2006.........SUNRISE   630 AM CST   SUNSET   624 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         +0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        2000 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT