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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
355 AM CDT THU MAR 13 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 12 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         79    319 PM  93    1967  63     16       80       
  MINIMUM         39    655 AM   9    1948  40     -1       51       
  AVERAGE         59                        51      8       66      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.65                      1.47   4.18     0.38    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.65                      1.47   4.18     0.38    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.85                      6.43   3.42     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        6                        14     -8        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  204                       191     13      147       
  SINCE MAR 1    204                       191     13      147       
  SINCE JUL 1   2755                      3014   -259     2625       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        1       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        1       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        1       
  SINCE JAN 1     11                         0     11        1       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.8                                         

                                                                      
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)   63        92      1967                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        18      1891                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 13 2008.........SUNRISE   730 AM CDT   SUNSET   724 PM CDT   
MARCH 14 2008.........SUNRISE   729 AM CDT   SUNSET   725 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      19.6         +0.3

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        55900 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT