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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
423 PM CST THU DEC 8 2005

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 8 2005...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

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)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         29    259 PM  80    1991  53    -24       60       
  MINIMUM         19    850 AM   3    1917  33    -14       36       
  AVERAGE         24                        43    -19       48      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.04                      0.12  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.06                      1.06  -1.00     1.34    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.06                      1.06  -1.00     1.34    
  SINCE JAN 1     30.39                     41.54 -11.15    49.91    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY           MM                                         0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                       0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      0.0                                       0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                       0.0     
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY           41                        22     19       17       
  MONTH TO DATE  225                       170     55      161       
  SINCE DEC 1    225                       170     55      161       
  SINCE JUL 1    709                       786    -77      531       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     42           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        75      1940                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33         2      1917                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER  8 2005......SUNRISE   714 AM CST   SUNSET   505 PM CST   
DECEMBER  9 2005......SUNRISE   715 AM CST   SUNSET   505 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 AFTERNOON  19.6         +0.3

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        2200 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT