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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CST THU MAR 30 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 29 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         76    134 PM  91    1967  68      8       78       
  MINIMUM         42    620 AM  26    1894  44     -2       47       
  AVERAGE         59                        56      3       63      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T                         0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.19                      3.68   1.51     2.26    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.19                      3.68   1.51     2.26    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.91                      8.64   0.27     8.80    
                                                                     
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        6                        10     -4        2       
  MONTH TO DATE  325                       391    -66      407       
  SINCE MAR 1    325                       391    -66      407       
  SINCE JUL 1   2705                      3214   -509     2579       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   16                         6     10        1       
  SINCE MAR 1     16                         6     10        1       
  SINCE JAN 1     16                         6     10        1       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     31          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    57                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        86      1946                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        25      1975                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 30 2006.........SUNRISE   607 AM CST   SUNSET   637 PM CST   
MARCH 31 2006.........SUNRISE   606 AM CST   SUNSET   638 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  19.6         +0.2

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