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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CST MON MAR 6 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 5 2006...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1882 TO 2006

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         71    512 PM  84    1991  61     10       71       
  MINIMUM         45    708 AM  16    1960  38      7       46       
  AVERAGE         58                        49      9       59      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01                      0.12  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.03                      0.59  -0.56     0.00    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.03                      0.59  -0.56     0.00    
  SINCE JAN 1      3.75                      5.55  -1.80     6.54    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                         0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                       0.0     
  SINCE MAR 1      0.0                                       0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      T                                         1.5     
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                        16     -9        6       
  MONTH TO DATE   33                        85    -52       78       
  SINCE MAR 1     33                        85    -52       78       
  SINCE JUL 1   2413                      2908   -495     2250       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         0      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    3                         0      3        0       
  SINCE MAR 1      3                         0      3        0       
  SINCE JAN 1      3                         0      3        0       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (90)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    71          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     40           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    56                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   61        85      1956                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        17      1943                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  6 2006.........SUNRISE   641 AM CST   SUNSET   617 PM CST   
MARCH  7 2006.........SUNRISE   639 AM CST   SUNSET   618 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         +0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        1100 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT