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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT FRI MAR 16 2007


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 15 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         79    229 PM  83    1961  64     15       71       
  MINIMUM         52    552 AM  20    1988  41     11       35       
  AVERAGE         66                        52     14       53      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01                      0.13  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.39                      1.86  -1.47     2.76    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.39                      1.86  -1.47     2.76    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.04                      6.82   2.22     6.48    
                                                                     
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        0                        13    -13       12       
  MONTH TO DATE  148                       232    -84       93       
  SINCE MAR 1    148                       232    -84       93       
  SINCE JUL 1   2626                      3055   -429     2473       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         0      1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    5                         0      5       16       
  SINCE MAR 1      5                         0      5       16       
  SINCE JAN 1      5                         0      5       16       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.0                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     42           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        86      1908                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        24      1900                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 16 2007.........SUNRISE   727 AM CDT   SUNSET   726 PM CDT   
MARCH 17 2007.........SUNRISE   726 AM CDT   SUNSET   726 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  19.2         +0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        10800 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT