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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
403 AM CST FRI MAR 17 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 16 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         74    407 PM  86    1908  64     10       52       
  MINIMUM         47    452 AM  24    1900  41      6       34       
  AVERAGE         61                        53      8       43      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.13  -0.13      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    2.76                      1.99   0.77     0.22    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.76                      1.99   0.77     0.22    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.48                      6.95  -0.47     6.76    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                      MM       
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                       0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                                       0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      T                                         1.5     
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                        13     -9       22       
  MONTH TO DATE   97                       245   -148      239       
  SINCE MAR 1     97                       245   -148      239       
  SINCE JUL 1   2477                      3068   -591     2411       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  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    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    71           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     14           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    43                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        87      1921                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        22      1892                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 17 2006.........SUNRISE   625 AM CST   SUNSET   627 PM CST   
MARCH 18 2006.........SUNRISE   624 AM CST   SUNSET   628 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         -0.4

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        3100 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT