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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT SUN MAR 25 2007


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 24 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         82    423 PM  92    1929  67     15       54       
  MINIMUM         58    656 AM  25    1974  43     15       27       
  AVERAGE         70                        55     15       41      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.39                      3.03  -2.64     5.19    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.39                      3.03  -2.64     5.19    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.04                      7.99   1.05     8.91    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                       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        0                        11    -11       24       
  MONTH TO DATE  179                       340   -161      267       
  SINCE MAR 1    179                       340   -161      267       
  SINCE JUL 1   2657                      3163   -506     2647       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                         1      4        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   22                         1     21       16       
  SINCE MAR 1     22                         1     21       16       
  SINCE JAN 1     22                         1     21       16       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.8                                         

                                                                      
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    84           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     39           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        86      1910                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        21      1955                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 25 2007.........SUNRISE   714 AM CDT   SUNSET   733 PM CDT   
MARCH 26 2007.........SUNRISE   713 AM CDT   SUNSET   734 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         +0.3

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        22500 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT