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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CST SAT MAR 1 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR FEBRUARY 29 2008...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1882 TO 2008


 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    330 PM  77    2000  59     12       74       
                                      1932                          
                                      1908                          
  MINIMUM         42   1143 PM  16    1884  36      6       47       
  AVERAGE         57                        48      9       61      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.59                      2.59   1.00     2.52    
  SINCE DEC 1      7.79                      8.35  -0.56    11.27    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.20                      4.96  -0.76     8.65    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                       0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                       0.7     
  SINCE DEC 1      0.8                                       1.5     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.8                                       2.0     
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                        18    -10        4       
  MONTH TO DATE  610                       629    -19      635       
  SINCE DEC 1   2101                      2225   -124     1959       
  SINCE JUL 1   2551                      2841   -290     2478       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.2                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER  MM                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    MM                                                       
 LOWEST     MM                                                       
 AVERAGE    MM                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        86      2006                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        15      1890                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  1 2008.........SUNRISE   646 AM CST   SUNSET   613 PM CST   
MARCH  2 2008.........SUNRISE   645 AM CST   SUNSET   614 PM CST   

                                                                     
-  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                                        47900 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT