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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK
309 AM CDT SUN MAR 24 2019

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR MARCH 23 2019...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1981 TO 2010
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1882 TO 2019


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR
                                                  NORMAL
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TEMPERATURE (F)
 YESTERDAY
  MAXIMUM         61    207 PM  87    1929  67     -6       75
                                      1910
  MINIMUM         50    459 AM  26    1974  43      7       53
                                      1968
  AVERAGE         56                        55      1       64

PRECIPITATION (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.36          1.86 1969   0.12   0.24     0.00
  MONTH TO DATE    2.42                      2.77  -0.35     0.57
  SINCE MAR 1      2.42                      2.77  -0.35     0.57
  SINCE JAN 1     11.41                      8.34   3.07     9.83

SNOWFALL (IN)
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                       0.0
  MONTH TO DATE    T                                         0.0
  SINCE MAR 1      T                                         0.0
  SINCE JUL 1      1.0                                        T

DEGREE DAYS
 HEATING
  YESTERDAY        9                        11     -2        1
  MONTH TO DATE  392                       311     81      264
  SINCE MAR 1    392                       311     81      264
  SINCE JUL 1   3027                      2984     43     2739

 COOLING
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         1     -1        2
  SINCE MAR 1      0                         1     -1        2
  SINCE JAN 1      0                         2     -2        4
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WIND (MPH)
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (60)
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.2


SKY COVER
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7


WEATHER CONDITIONS
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.
  THUNDERSTORM
  HEAVY RAIN
  RAIN
  LIGHT RAIN


RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)
 HIGHEST    83           800 PM
 LOWEST     51          1000 AM
 AVERAGE    67

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        92      1929
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        25      1974


SUNRISE AND SUNSET
MARCH 24 2019.........SUNRISE   716 AM CDT   SUNSET   732 PM CDT
MARCH 25 2019.........SUNRISE   714 AM CDT   SUNSET   733 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       19.4         +0.1

 MEAN FLOW (CFS)
  TODAY                                        5407
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT