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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CDT SUN MAR 9 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 8 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         44    525 PM  83    1925  62    -18       74       
  MINIMUM         27    731 AM  13    1996  39    -12       37       
  AVERAGE         36                        50    -14       56      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.65                      0.95   4.70     0.20    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.65                      0.95   4.70     0.20    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.85                      5.91   3.94     8.85    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                       0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    4.0                                       0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      4.0                                       0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      4.8                                       2.0     
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       29                        15     14        9       
  MONTH TO DATE  155                       132     23      136       
  SINCE MAR 1    155                       132     23      136       
  SINCE JUL 1   2706                      2955   -249     2614       
                                                                     
 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     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.7                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER  MM                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                      
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)   62        91      1911                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        10      1996                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  9 2008.........SUNRISE   736 AM CDT   SUNSET   720 PM CDT   
MARCH 10 2008.........SUNRISE   734 AM CDT   SUNSET   721 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      18.8         +0.0

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        84000 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT