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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CST THU MAR 6 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 5 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         60    511 PM  84    1991  61     -1       68       
  MINIMUM         33    258 AM  16    1960  38     -5       26       
  AVERAGE         47                        49     -2       47      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.91                      0.59   4.32     0.20    
  SINCE MAR 1      4.91                      0.59   4.32     0.20    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.11                      5.55   3.56     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       18                        16      2       18       
  MONTH TO DATE   74                        85    -11      102       
  SINCE MAR 1     74                        85    -11      102       
  SINCE JUL 1   2625                      2908   -283     2580       
                                                                     
 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    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.7                                         

                                                                      
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)   61        85      1956                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        17      1943                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  6 2008.........SUNRISE   640 AM CST   SUNSET   618 PM CST   
MARCH  7 2008.........SUNRISE   639 AM CST   SUNSET   619 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  20.7         +2.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        80100 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT