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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
355 AM CDT WED MAR 12 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 11 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         66    421 PM  92    1967  63      3       72       
  MINIMUM         31    634 AM   7    1948  40     -9       55       
  AVERAGE         49                        51     -2       64      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.65                      1.34   4.31     0.38    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.65                      1.34   4.31     0.38    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.85                      6.30   3.55     9.03    
                                                                     
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       16                        15      1        1       
  MONTH TO DATE  198                       177     21      147       
  SINCE MAR 1    198                       177     21      147       
  SINCE JUL 1   2749                      3000   -251     2625       
                                                                     
 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    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    13   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.3                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER  MM                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  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)   63        93      1967                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40         9      1948                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 12 2008.........SUNRISE   732 AM CDT   SUNSET   723 PM CDT   
MARCH 13 2008.........SUNRISE   730 AM CDT   SUNSET   724 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         -0.2

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        72200 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT