000 
CDUS44 KTSA 050903
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
303 AM CST MON MAR 5 2007


 ................................... 

...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 4 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             
..................................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         53    253 PM  84    1938  60     -7       64       
  MINIMUM         22    647 AM  11    2002  38    -16       40       
  AVERAGE         38                        49    -11       52      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.20                      0.47  -0.27     0.02    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.20                      0.47  -0.27     0.02    
  SINCE JAN 1      8.85                      5.43   3.42     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       13       
  MONTH TO DATE   84                        69     15       26       
  SINCE MAR 1     84                        69     15       26       
  SINCE JUL 1   2562                      2892   -330     2406       
                                                                     
 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       
..................................................................


 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.9                                         

                                                                      
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    68           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     20           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    44                                                       

 ..........................................................

                                                                      
THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        84      1991                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        16      1960                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  5 2007.........SUNRISE   642 AM CST   SUNSET   616 PM CST   
MARCH  6 2007.........SUNRISE   641 AM CST   SUNSET   617 PM CST   

                                                                     
-  INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS.                                      
R  INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED.                                
MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING.                                       
T  INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT.                                          

 


 $$

&&
...........................................................

...........................................................
ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT