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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CST SUN MAR 4 2007


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 3 2007...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1882 TO 2007


 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    412 PM  81    1976  60    -14       67       
  MINIMUM         30   1159 PM   8    2002  37     -7       42       
  AVERAGE         38                        49    -11       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.20                      0.35  -0.15     0.02    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.20                      0.35  -0.15     0.02    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.85                      5.31   3.54     3.74    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                       0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                       0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                                       0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      2.0                                        T      
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       27                        17     10       10       
  MONTH TO DATE   57                        52      5       13       
  SINCE MAR 1     57                        52      5       13       
  SINCE JUL 1   2535                      2875   -340     2393       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        3       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        3       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        3       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.6                                         

                                                                      
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    48           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     27           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    38                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        84      1938                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        11      2002                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  4 2007.........SUNRISE   644 AM CST   SUNSET   615 PM CST   
MARCH  5 2007.........SUNRISE   642 AM CST   SUNSET   616 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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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT