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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
1243 AM CST THU MAR 3 2005

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 2 2005...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1882 TO 2005

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         53    220 PM  84    1904  60     -7       68       
  MINIMUM         37    704 AM  12    1980  37      0       38       
  AVERAGE         45                        48     -3       53      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.12  -0.12     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.23  -0.23     0.01    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.00                      0.23  -0.23     0.01    
  SINCE JAN 1      6.54                      5.19   1.35     4.58    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                      MM       
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                       0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                                       0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      1.5                                        T      
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       20                        17      3       12       
  MONTH TO DATE   46                        35     11       21       
  SINCE MAR 1     46                        35     11       21       
  SINCE JUL 1   2218                      2858   -640     2546       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         0      0        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         0      0        3       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    82           700 PM                                     
 LOWEST     38           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   60        81      1976                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37         8      2002                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  3 2005.........SUNRISE   644 AM CST   SUNSET   615 PM CST   
MARCH  4 2005.........SUNRISE   643 AM CST   SUNSET   616 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  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  19.5         +0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        49700 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT