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CDUS44 KTSA 290803
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT SAT MAR 29 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 28 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         64   1217 AM  89    1963  68     -4       76       
  MINIMUM         49   1016 PM  25    1931  44      5       60       
  AVERAGE         57                        56      1       68      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01                      0.13  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    9.24                      3.55   5.69     0.45    
  SINCE MAR 1      9.24                      3.55   5.69     0.45    
  SINCE JAN 1     13.44                      8.51   4.93     9.10    
                                                                     
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        8                        10     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  344                       381    -37      179       
  SINCE MAR 1    344                       381    -37      179       
  SINCE JUL 1   2895                      3204   -309     2657       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        3       
  MONTH TO DATE    8                         5      3       37       
  SINCE MAR 1      8                         5      3       37       
  SINCE JAN 1     19                         5     14       37       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.7                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER  MM                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  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        91      1967                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   44        26      1894                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 29 2008.........SUNRISE   708 AM CDT   SUNSET   737 PM CDT   
MARCH 30 2008.........SUNRISE   706 AM CDT   SUNSET   738 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  21.3         -0.0

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        106500 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT