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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT THU MAR 29 2007

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 28 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         76    430 PM  89    1963  68      8       70       
  MINIMUM         60    448 AM  25    1931  44     16       38       
  AVERAGE         68                        56     12       54      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.45                      3.55  -3.10     5.19    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.45                      3.55  -3.10     5.19    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.10                      8.51   0.59     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                        10    -10       11       
  MONTH TO DATE  179                       381   -202      319       
  SINCE MAR 1    179                       381   -202      319       
  SINCE JUL 1   2657                      3204   -547     2699       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                         1      2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   37                         5     32       16       
  SINCE MAR 1     37                         5     32       16       
  SINCE JAN 1     37                         5     32       16       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.6                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     60           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        91      1967                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        26      1894                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 29 2007.........SUNRISE   709 AM CDT   SUNSET   736 PM CDT   
MARCH 30 2007.........SUNRISE   707 AM CDT   SUNSET   737 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       19.3         -0.3

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        34200 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT