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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CST FRI MAR 24 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 23 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    134 PM  87    1929  66    -20       49       
  MINIMUM         31   1159 PM  26    1968  43    -12       39       
  AVERAGE         39                        55    -16       44      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02                      0.13  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.19                      2.90   2.29     1.38    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.19                      2.90   2.29     1.38    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.91                      7.86   1.05     7.92    
                                                                     
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       26                        11     15       21       
  MONTH TO DATE  243                       329    -86      333       
  SINCE MAR 1    243                       329    -86      333       
  SINCE JUL 1   2623                      3152   -529     2505       
                                                                     
 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    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     53           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        92      1929                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        25      1974                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 24 2006.........SUNRISE   616 AM CST   SUNSET   632 PM CST   
MARCH 25 2006.........SUNRISE   614 AM CST   SUNSET   633 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  19.8         +0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        6000 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT