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CDUS44 KTSA 170804
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT MON MAR 17 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 16 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         59    352 PM  86    1908  64     -5       63       
  MINIMUM         39    654 AM  24    1900  41     -2       43       
                                      1895                          
  AVERAGE         49                        53     -4       53      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.13  -0.13      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    5.66                      1.99   3.67     0.39    
  SINCE MAR 1      5.66                      1.99   3.67     0.39    
  SINCE JAN 1      9.86                      6.95   2.91     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       16                        13      3       12       
  MONTH TO DATE  239                       245     -6      160       
  SINCE MAR 1    239                       245     -6      160       
  SINCE JUL 1   2790                      3068   -278     2638       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  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    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (90)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.6                                         

                                                                      
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)   65        87      1921                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        22      1892                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 17 2008.........SUNRISE   725 AM CDT   SUNSET   727 PM CDT   
MARCH 18 2008.........SUNRISE   723 AM CDT   SUNSET   728 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  19.5         -0.2

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        46000 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT