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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT SAT MAR 22 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 21 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         73    518 PM  90    1916  66      7       73       
  MINIMUM         44    632 AM  18    1965  42      2       60       
  AVERAGE         59                        54      5       67      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    9.23                      2.64   6.59     0.39    
  SINCE MAR 1      9.23                      2.64   6.59     0.39    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.43                      7.60   5.83     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        6                        12     -6        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  282                       307    -25      179       
  SINCE MAR 1    282                       307    -25      179       
  SINCE JUL 1   2833                      3130   -297     2657       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        2       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        8       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        8       
  SINCE JAN 1     11                         0     11        8       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.4                                         

                                                                      
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)   66        90      1995                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        22      1983                    
                                             1955                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 22 2008.........SUNRISE   718 AM CDT   SUNSET   731 PM CDT   
MARCH 23 2008.........SUNRISE   716 AM CDT   SUNSET   732 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  21.5         -2.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        93900 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT