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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CST MON MAR 3 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 2 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         72   1221 PM  84    1904  60     12       59       
                                      1901                          
  MINIMUM         53    218 AM  12    1980  37     16       33       
                                      1943                          
  AVERAGE         63                        48     15       46      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.22                      0.12   0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.22                      0.23  -0.01     0.20    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.22                      0.23  -0.01     0.20    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.42                      5.19  -0.77     8.85    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                       0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                       0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                                       0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.8                                       2.0     
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                        17    -15       19       
  MONTH TO DATE   13                        35    -22       30       
  SINCE MAR 1     13                        35    -22       30       
  SINCE JUL 1   2564                      2858   -294     2508       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1     11                         0     11        0       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.8                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER  MM                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  FOG                                                                

                                                                      
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)   60        81      1976                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37         8      2002                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  3 2008.........SUNRISE   644 AM CST   SUNSET   615 PM CST   
MARCH  4 2008.........SUNRISE   643 AM CST   SUNSET   616 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  19.7         +0.3

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        53800 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT