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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT THU MAR 27 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 26 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         74    147 PM  85    1925  67      7       79       
  MINIMUM         54    526 AM  15    1955  44     10       63       
  AVERAGE         64                        56      8       71      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    9.23                      3.29   5.94     0.39    
  SINCE MAR 1      9.23                      3.29   5.94     0.39    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.43                      8.25   5.18     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        1                        10     -9        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  336                       361    -25      179       
  SINCE MAR 1    336                       361    -25      179       
  SINCE JUL 1   2887                      3184   -297     2657       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        6       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         3     -3       33       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         3     -3       33       
  SINCE JAN 1     11                         3      8       33       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.5                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER  MM                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                      
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)   68        87      1895                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        21      1955                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 27 2008.........SUNRISE   711 AM CDT   SUNSET   735 PM CDT   
MARCH 28 2008.........SUNRISE   709 AM CDT   SUNSET   736 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       21.4         -0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        106700 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT