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CDUS44 KTSA 190953
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT WED MAR 19 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 18 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         62    902 AM  88    1908  65     -3       74       
  MINIMUM         49   1159 PM  15    1923  41      8       41       
  AVERAGE         56                        53      3       58      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        2.73                      0.13   2.60     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    8.60                      2.25   6.35     0.39    
  SINCE MAR 1      8.60                      2.25   6.35     0.39    
  SINCE JAN 1     12.80                      7.21   5.59     9.04    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                         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        9                        13     -4        7       
  MONTH TO DATE  254                       271    -17      179       
  SINCE MAR 1    254                       271    -17      179       
  SINCE JUL 1   2805                      3094   -289     2657       
                                                                     
 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    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.3                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER  MM                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  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        92      1907                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        10      1923                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 19 2008.........SUNRISE   722 AM CDT   SUNSET   729 PM CDT   
MARCH 20 2008.........SUNRISE   720 AM CDT   SUNSET   730 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  23.9         +4.4

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        -99 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT