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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CDT TUE APR 1 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 31 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         77    107 PM  94    1974  69      8       69       
  MINIMUM         56   1159 PM  24    1987  45     11       53       
  AVERAGE         67                        57     10       61      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.76                      0.13   0.63     0.04    
  MONTH TO DATE   10.53                      3.94   6.59     0.50    
  SINCE MAR 1     10.53                      3.94   6.59     0.50    
  SINCE JAN 1     14.73                      8.90   5.83     9.15    
                                                                     
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        0                         9     -9        4       
  MONTH TO DATE  362                       409    -47      183       
  SINCE MAR 1    362                       409    -47      183       
  SINCE JUL 1   2913                      3232   -319     2661       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        2                         1      1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   10                         8      2       51       
  SINCE MAR 1     10                         8      2       51       
  SINCE JAN 1     21                         8     13       51       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    39   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.2                                         

                                                                      
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)   69        92      1946                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   45        26      1954                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
APRIL  1 2008.........SUNRISE   703 AM CDT   SUNSET   739 PM CDT   
APRIL  2 2008.........SUNRISE   702 AM CDT   SUNSET   740 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  20.7         -0.9

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