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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT MON MAR 24 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 23 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         56    356 PM  87    1929  66    -10       77       
                                      1910                          
  MINIMUM         37   1159 PM  26    1974  43     -6       63       
                                      1968                          
  AVERAGE         47                        55     -8       70      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.13  -0.13      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    9.23                      2.90   6.33     0.39    
  SINCE MAR 1      9.23                      2.90   6.33     0.39    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.43                      7.86   5.57     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       18                        11      7        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  310                       329    -19      179       
  SINCE MAR 1    310                       329    -19      179       
  SINCE JUL 1   2861                      3152   -291     2657       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        5       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0       17       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0       17       
  SINCE JAN 1     11                         0     11       17       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (320)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.3                                         

                                                                      
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)   67        92      1929                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        25      1974                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 24 2008.........SUNRISE   715 AM CDT   SUNSET   733 PM CDT   
MARCH 25 2008.........SUNRISE   713 AM CDT   SUNSET   734 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  21.0         -0.3

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        111500 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT