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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
405 AM CST WED MAR 23 2005

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 22 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         60   1129 AM  90    1995  66     -6       62       
  MINIMUM         45   1159 PM  22    1983  43      2       38       
  AVERAGE         53                        54     -1       50      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.05                      0.13  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.38                      2.77  -1.39     3.66    
  SINCE MAR 1      1.38                      2.77  -1.39     3.66    
  SINCE JAN 1      7.92                      7.73   0.19     8.23    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                         0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                       0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                                       0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      1.5                                        T      
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       12                        11      1       15       
  MONTH TO DATE  312                       318     -6      225       
  SINCE MAR 1    312                       318     -6      225       
  SINCE JUL 1   2484                      3141   -657     2750       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    1                         0      1        5       
  SINCE MAR 1      1                         0      1        5       
  SINCE JAN 1      1                         0      1        8       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     62          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        87      1929                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        26      1968                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH 23 2005.........SUNRISE   617 AM CST   SUNSET   632 PM CST   
MARCH 24 2005.........SUNRISE   615 AM CST   SUNSET   633 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  19.7         +0.6

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        12100 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT