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CDUS44 KTSA 100900
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CDT MON MAR 10 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 9 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         63    455 PM  91    1911  62      1       68       
  MINIMUM         30    553 AM  10    1996  39     -9       50       
  AVERAGE         47                        51     -4       59      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T                         0.13  -0.13     0.18    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.65                      1.08   4.57     0.38    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.65                      1.08   4.57     0.38    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.85                      6.04   3.81     9.03    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                         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       18                        15      3        6       
  MONTH TO DATE  173                       147     26      142       
  SINCE MAR 1    173                       147     26      142       
  SINCE JUL 1   2724                      2970   -246     2620       
                                                                     
 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    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (90)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.5                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER  MM                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  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        85      1955                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        15      1932                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 10 2008.........SUNRISE   734 AM CDT   SUNSET   721 PM CDT   
MARCH 11 2008.........SUNRISE   733 AM CDT   SUNSET   722 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       19.3         +0.5

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        82000 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT