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CDUS44 KTSA 191003
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
402 AM CST SUN MAR 19 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 18 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         52   1243 AM  88    1908  65    -13       70       
  MINIMUM         43    929 AM  15    1923  41      2       39       
  AVERAGE         48                        53     -5       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.67                      0.13   0.54     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.43                      2.25   1.18     0.22    
  SINCE MAR 1      3.43                      2.25   1.18     0.22    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.15                      7.21  -0.06     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       17                        13      4       10       
  MONTH TO DATE  127                       271   -144      268       
  SINCE MAR 1    127                       271   -144      268       
  SINCE JUL 1   2507                      3094   -587     2440       
                                                                     
 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     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           600 PM                                     
 LOWEST     63          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        92      1907                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        10      1923                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 19 2006.........SUNRISE   623 AM CST   SUNSET   628 PM CST   
MARCH 20 2006.........SUNRISE   621 AM CST   SUNSET   629 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       19.6         +0.2

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