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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
433 PM CST FRI MAR 7 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 7 2008...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

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)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         48    332 PM  84    2000  61    -13       71        
  MINIMUM         33    540 AM  13    1920  38    -05       33        
  AVERAGE         41                        50    -09       52      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.10                      0.12  -0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.01                      0.83   4.18     0.20    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.01                      0.83   4.18     0.20    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.21                      5.79   3.42     8.85    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY           MM                                         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                                                             
  TODAY           24                        16     08       13       
  MONTH TO DATE   98                       117    -19      127       
  SINCE MAR 1     98                       117    -19      127       
  SINCE JUL 1   2649                      2940   -291     2605       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  TODAY           00                         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    MM   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    MM            
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    MM   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    MM            
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    MM                                           

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER  MM                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  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 TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        83      1925                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        13      1996                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  7 2008.........SUNRISE   639 AM CST   SUNSET   619 PM CST   
MARCH  8 2008.........SUNRISE   637 AM CST   SUNSET   620 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 AFTERNOON  19.5         0.4

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        113100 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT