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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
355 AM CDT WED MAR 14 2007


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 13 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         77    333 PM  92    1967  63     14       78       
  MINIMUM         58    612 AM  18    1891  40     18       45       
  AVERAGE         68                        52     16       62      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.13  -0.13     0.39    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.38                      1.60  -1.22     2.76    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.38                      1.60  -1.22     2.76    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.03                      6.56   2.47     6.48    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                      MM       
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                       0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                                       0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      2.0                                        T      
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                        14    -14        3       
  MONTH TO DATE  147                       205    -58       64       
  SINCE MAR 1    147                       205    -58       64       
  SINCE JUL 1   2625                      3028   -403     2444       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         0      3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    4                         0      4       16       
  SINCE MAR 1      4                         0      4       16       
  SINCE JAN 1      4                         0      4       16       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.0                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     47           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        84      1938                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        17      1993                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 14 2007.........SUNRISE   730 AM CDT   SUNSET   724 PM CDT   
MARCH 15 2007.........SUNRISE   729 AM CDT   SUNSET   725 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       19.6         +0.3

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        7100 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT