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CDUS44 KTSA 230803
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT FRI MAR 23 2007


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 22 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         80    342 PM  90    1995  66     14       44       
  MINIMUM         57    233 AM  22    1983  43     14       38       
  AVERAGE         69                        54     15       41      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.13  -0.13      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.39                      2.77  -2.38     5.17    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.39                      2.77  -2.38     5.17    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.04                      7.73   1.31     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                        11    -11       24       
  MONTH TO DATE  179                       318   -139      217       
  SINCE MAR 1    179                       318   -139      217       
  SINCE JUL 1   2657                      3141   -484     2597       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                         0      4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   12                         0     12       16       
  SINCE MAR 1     12                         0     12       16       
  SINCE JAN 1     12                         0     12       16       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.2                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    90          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     39           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    65                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        87      1929                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        26      1968                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 23 2007.........SUNRISE   717 AM CDT   SUNSET   731 PM CDT   
MARCH 24 2007.........SUNRISE   716 AM CDT   SUNSET   732 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         -0.3

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        24000 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT