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CDUS44 KTSA 251000
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CST SAT MAR 25 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 24 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         54    401 PM  92    1929  67    -13       68       
  MINIMUM         27    519 AM  25    1974  43    -16       38       
  AVERAGE         41                        55    -14       53      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.13  -0.13     0.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.19                      3.03   2.16     1.40    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.19                      3.03   2.16     1.40    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.91                      7.99   0.92     7.94    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                      MM       
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                       0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                                       0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      T                                         1.5     
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       24                        11     13       12       
  MONTH TO DATE  267                       340    -73      345       
  SINCE MAR 1    267                       340    -73      345       
  SINCE JUL 1   2647                      3163   -516     2517       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   16                         1     15        1       
  SINCE MAR 1     16                         1     15        1       
  SINCE JAN 1     16                         1     15        1       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (250)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     32           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        86      1910                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        21      1955                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 25 2006.........SUNRISE   614 AM CST   SUNSET   633 PM CST   
MARCH 26 2006.........SUNRISE   613 AM CST   SUNSET   634 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  19.2         -0.5

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