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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
409 AM CST SAT MAR 18 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 17 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         64    436 PM  87    1921  65     -1       62       
  MINIMUM         40    624 AM  22    1892  41     -1       30       
  AVERAGE         52                        53     -1       46      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T                         0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.76                      2.12   0.64     0.22    
  SINCE MAR 1      2.76                      2.12   0.64     0.22    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.48                      7.08  -0.60     6.76    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                         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       13                        13      0       19       
  MONTH TO DATE  110                       258   -148      258       
  SINCE MAR 1    110                       258   -148      258       
  SINCE JUL 1   2490                      3081   -591     2430       
                                                                     
 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    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    60           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     34           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    47                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        88      1908                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        15      1923                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 18 2006.........SUNRISE   624 AM CST   SUNSET   628 PM CST   
MARCH 19 2006.........SUNRISE   623 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  19.4         +0.2

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        1800 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT