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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
408 AM CST MON DEC 12 2005

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 11 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    246 PM  77    1949  52      8       53       
  MINIMUM         27    724 AM  15    1917  32     -5       32       
  AVERAGE         44                        42      2       43      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.06                      1.42  -1.36     1.34    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.06                      1.42  -1.36     1.34    
  SINCE JAN 1     30.39                     41.90 -11.51    49.91    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                       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                                                             
  YESTERDAY       21                        23     -2       22       
  MONTH TO DATE  324                       238     86      217       
  SINCE DEC 1    324                       238     86      217       
  SINCE JUL 1    808                       854    -46      587       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     24           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    55                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        75      1929                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        13      2000                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 12 2005......SUNRISE   717 AM CST   SUNSET   506 PM CST   
DECEMBER 13 2005......SUNRISE   718 AM CST   SUNSET   506 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       19.6         +0.2

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        1300 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT