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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT SAT MAR 17 2007


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 16 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         63    413 PM  86    1908  64     -1       74       
  MINIMUM         43   1007 PM  24    1900  41      2       47       
  AVERAGE         53                        53      0       61      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T                         0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.39                      1.99  -1.60     2.76    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.39                      1.99  -1.60     2.76    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.04                      6.95   2.09     6.48    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                         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       12                        13     -1        4       
  MONTH TO DATE  160                       245    -85       97       
  SINCE MAR 1    160                       245    -85       97       
  SINCE JUL 1   2638                      3068   -430     2477       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        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     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.8                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    77          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     16           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    47                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        87      1921                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        22      1892                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 17 2007.........SUNRISE   726 AM CDT   SUNSET   726 PM CDT   
MARCH 18 2007.........SUNRISE   724 AM CDT   SUNSET   727 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  19.1         -0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        9300 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT