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CDUS44 KTSA 201002
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
402 AM CST MON MAR 20 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 19 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         46    212 PM  92    1907  65    -19       68       
  MINIMUM         40   1159 PM  10    1923  42     -2       43       
  AVERAGE         43                        54    -11       56      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.50                      0.13   1.37     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.93                      2.38   2.55     0.22    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.93                      2.38   2.55     0.22    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.65                      7.34   1.31     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       22                        12     10        9       
  MONTH TO DATE  149                       283   -134      277       
  SINCE MAR 1    149                       283   -134      277       
  SINCE JUL 1   2529                      3106   -577     2449       
                                                                     
 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    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    17.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     82          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    91                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        91      1907                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        14      1965                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 20 2006.........SUNRISE   621 AM CST   SUNSET   629 PM CST   
MARCH 21 2006.........SUNRISE   620 AM CST   SUNSET   630 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  19.9         +0.4

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        3500 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT