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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT WED MAR 28 2007

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 27 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         71   1055 AM  87    1895  68      3       73       
  MINIMUM         61   1159 PM  21    1955  44     17       45       
  AVERAGE         66                        56     10       59      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.06                      0.13  -0.07      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.45                      3.42  -2.97     5.19    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.45                      3.42  -2.97     5.19    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.10                      8.38   0.72     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                        10    -10        6       
  MONTH TO DATE  179                       371   -192      308       
  SINCE MAR 1    179                       371   -192      308       
  SINCE JUL 1   2657                      3194   -537     2688       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        1                         1      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   34                         4     30       16       
  SINCE MAR 1     34                         4     30       16       
  SINCE JAN 1     34                         4     30       16       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.7                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     57          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        89      1963                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        25      1931                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 28 2007.........SUNRISE   710 AM CDT   SUNSET   736 PM CDT   
MARCH 29 2007.........SUNRISE   709 AM CDT   SUNSET   736 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       19.6         +0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        34100 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT