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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
1232 AM CST THU MAR 9 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 8 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    149 PM  83    1925  62      9       55       
  MINIMUM         55    558 AM  15    1932  39     16       31       
  AVERAGE         63                        50     13       43      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.59                      0.12   0.47     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.62                      0.95  -0.33     0.12    
  SINCE MAR 1      0.62                      0.95  -0.33     0.12    
  SINCE JAN 1      4.34                      5.91  -1.57     6.66    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                       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        2                        15    -13       22       
  MONTH TO DATE   47                       132    -85      117       
  SINCE MAR 1     47                       132    -85      117       
  SINCE JUL 1   2427                      2955   -528     2289       
                                                                     
 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    48   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    59   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     55          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        91      1911                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        13      1932                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
MARCH  9 2006.........SUNRISE   637 AM CST   SUNSET   620 PM CST   
MARCH 10 2006.........SUNRISE   635 AM CST   SUNSET   621 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                                        1600 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT