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CDUS44 KTSA 160803
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT SUN MAR 16 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 15 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         60   1031 AM  83    1961  64     -4       79       
  MINIMUM         44   1159 PM  20    1988  41      3       52       
                                      1954                          
  AVERAGE         52                        52      0       66      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.13  -0.13     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    5.66                      1.86   3.80     0.39    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.66                      1.86   3.80     0.39    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.86                      6.82   3.04     9.04    
                                                                     
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       13                        13      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  223                       232     -9      148       
  SINCE MAR 1    223                       232     -9      148       
  SINCE JUL 1   2774                      3055   -281     2626       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        1       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        5       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        5       
  SINCE JAN 1     11                         0     11        5       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.1                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER  MM                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       

                                                                      
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        86      1908                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        24      1900                    
                                             1895                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 16 2008.........SUNRISE   726 AM CDT   SUNSET   726 PM CDT   
MARCH 17 2008.........SUNRISE   725 AM CDT   SUNSET   727 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  19.7         +0.6

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        45400 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT