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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CST WED MAR 29 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 28 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         70    457 PM  89    1963  68      2       71       
  MINIMUM         38    613 AM  25    1931  44     -6       36       
  AVERAGE         54                        56     -2       54      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.19                      3.55   1.64     2.26    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.19                      3.55   1.64     2.26    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.91                      8.51   0.40     8.80    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                       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       11                        10      1       11       
  MONTH TO DATE  319                       381    -62      405       
  SINCE MAR 1    319                       381    -62      405       
  SINCE JUL 1   2699                      3204   -505     2577       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   16                         5     11        1       
  SINCE MAR 1     16                         5     11        1       
  SINCE JAN 1     16                         5     11        1       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.3                                         
                                                                     
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    79           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     21           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    50                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        91      1967                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        26      1894                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 29 2006.........SUNRISE   608 AM CST   SUNSET   637 PM CST   
MARCH 30 2006.........SUNRISE   607 AM CST   SUNSET   637 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         +0.2

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        2500 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT