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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT THU MAR 22 2007


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 21 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         73    626 PM  90    1916  66      7       45       
  MINIMUM         60   1159 PM  18    1965  42     18       40       
  AVERAGE         67                        54     13       43      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.13  -0.13      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.39                      2.64  -2.25     5.17    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.39                      2.64  -2.25     5.17    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.04                      7.60   1.44     8.89    
                                                                     
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                        12    -12       22       
  MONTH TO DATE  179                       307   -128      193       
  SINCE MAR 1    179                       307   -128      193       
  SINCE JUL 1   2657                      3130   -473     2573       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                         0      2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    8                         0      8       16       
  SINCE MAR 1      8                         0      8       16       
  SINCE JAN 1      8                         0      8       16       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.2                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    78          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     62           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        90      1995                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        22      1983                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 22 2007.........SUNRISE   719 AM CDT   SUNSET   731 PM CDT   
MARCH 23 2007.........SUNRISE   717 AM CDT   SUNSET   731 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  19.4         -0.3

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        7800 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT