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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
418 PM CDT MON MAR 26 2007


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 26 2007...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

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)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         79    224 PM  85    1925  67     12       65       
  MINIMUM         63    703 AM  15    1955  44     19       36       
  AVERAGE         71                        56     15       51      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00                      0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.39                      3.29  -2.90     5.19    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.39                      3.29  -2.90     5.19    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.04                      8.25   0.79     8.91    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            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                                                             
  TODAY            0                        10    -10       14       
  MONTH TO DATE  179                       361   -182      302       
  SINCE MAR 1    179                       361   -182      302       
  SINCE JUL 1   2657                      3184   -527     2682       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY            6                         1      5        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   33                         3     30       16       
  SINCE MAR 1     33                         3     30       16       
  SINCE JAN 1     33                         3     30       16       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.3                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     40           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        87      1895                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        21      1955                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 26 2007.........SUNRISE   713 AM CDT   SUNSET   734 PM CDT   
MARCH 27 2007.........SUNRISE   712 AM CDT   SUNSET   735 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 AFTERNOON  19.4         +0.3

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        24700 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT