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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT SAT MAR 15 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 14 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         72    438 PM  86    1967  64      8       74       
  MINIMUM         49    815 AM  17    1993  40      9       54       
  AVERAGE         61                        52      9       64      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.13  -0.13      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    5.66                      1.73   3.93     0.38    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.66                      1.73   3.93     0.38    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.86                      6.69   3.17     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        4                        14    -10        1       
  MONTH TO DATE  210                       219     -9      148       
  SINCE MAR 1    210                       219     -9      148       
  SINCE JUL 1   2761                      3042   -281     2626       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        4       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        4       
  SINCE JAN 1     11                         0     11        4       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.1                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER  MM                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  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)   64        83      1961                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        20      1988                    
                                             1954                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 15 2008.........SUNRISE   727 AM CDT   SUNSET   725 PM CDT   
MARCH 16 2008.........SUNRISE   726 AM CDT   SUNSET   726 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  19.2         -0.4

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        42900 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT