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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CST TUE MAR 21 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 20 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         47    409 PM  91    1907  65    -18       71       
  MINIMUM         39   1227 AM  14    1965  42     -3       38       
  AVERAGE         43                        54    -11       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.24                      0.13   0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.17                      2.51   2.66     0.22    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.17                      2.51   2.66     0.22    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.89                      7.47   1.42     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       10       
  MONTH TO DATE  171                       295   -124      287       
  SINCE MAR 1    171                       295   -124      287       
  SINCE JUL 1   2551                      3118   -567     2459       
                                                                     
 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    36   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    46   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     82           800 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    89                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        90      1916                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        18      1965                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 21 2006.........SUNRISE   620 AM CST   SUNSET   630 PM CST   
MARCH 22 2006.........SUNRISE   618 AM CST   SUNSET   631 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  19.5         -0.4

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        9600 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT