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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT SUN MAR 18 2007


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 17 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         70    319 PM  87    1921  65      5       64       
  MINIMUM         35    459 AM  22    1892  41     -6       40       
  AVERAGE         53                        53      0       52      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.13  -0.13      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.39                      2.12  -1.73     2.76    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.39                      2.12  -1.73     2.76    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.04                      7.08   1.96     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       12                        13     -1       13       
  MONTH TO DATE  172                       258    -86      110       
  SINCE MAR 1    172                       258    -86      110       
  SINCE JUL 1   2650                      3081   -431     2490       
                                                                     
 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    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.4                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     19           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    51                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        88      1908                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        15      1923                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 18 2007.........SUNRISE   724 AM CDT   SUNSET   727 PM CDT   
MARCH 19 2007.........SUNRISE   723 AM CDT   SUNSET   728 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         +0.2

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        5400 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT