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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT SAT MAR 24 2007


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 23 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         77    320 PM  87    1929  66     11       46       
  MINIMUM         63    224 AM  26    1968  43     20       31       
  AVERAGE         70                        55     15       39      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T                         0.13  -0.13     0.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.39                      2.90  -2.51     5.19    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.39                      2.90  -2.51     5.19    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.04                      7.86   1.18     8.91    
                                                                     
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       26       
  MONTH TO DATE  179                       329   -150      243       
  SINCE MAR 1    179                       329   -150      243       
  SINCE JUL 1   2657                      3152   -495     2623       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                         0      5        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   17                         0     17       16       
  SINCE MAR 1     17                         0     17       16       
  SINCE JAN 1     17                         0     17       16       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.5                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    78           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     53          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        92      1929                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        25      1974                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 24 2007.........SUNRISE   716 AM CDT   SUNSET   732 PM CDT   
MARCH 25 2007.........SUNRISE   714 AM CDT   SUNSET   733 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  19.0         -0.0

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        23500 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT