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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CST SAT APR 1 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 31 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         81    440 PM  94    1974  69     12       75       
  MINIMUM         56    541 AM  24    1987  45     11       42       
  AVERAGE         69                        57     12       59      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.13  -0.13     0.04    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.31                      3.94   1.37     2.30    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.31                      3.94   1.37     2.30    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.03                      8.90   0.13     8.84    
                                                                     
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        0                         9     -9        6       
  MONTH TO DATE  325                       409    -84      413       
  SINCE MAR 1    325                       409    -84      413       
  SINCE JUL 1   2705                      3232   -527     2585       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                         1      3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   22                         8     14        1       
  SINCE MAR 1     22                         8     14        1       
  SINCE JAN 1     22                         8     14        1       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     49           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        92      1946                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        26      1954                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  1 2006.........SUNRISE   604 AM CST   SUNSET   639 PM CST   
APRIL  2 2006.........SUNRISE   703 AM CDT   SUNSET   740 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  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         +0.2

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        2300 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT