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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
315 AM CST MON NOV 27 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 26 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         72    333 PM  82    1965  57     15       60       
  MINIMUM         50    239 AM  17    1975  36     14       44       
  AVERAGE         61                        47     14       52      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.15  -0.15     0.14    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.53                      4.20   0.33     0.83    
  SINCE SEP 1     14.66                     11.75   2.91     8.57    
  SINCE JAN 1     43.40                     39.88   3.52    30.33    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                      MM       
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                       0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                                       0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                       0.0     
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                        19    -15       13       
  MONTH TO DATE  284                       370    -86      272       
  SINCE SEP 1    486                       538    -52      411       
  SINCE JUL 1    486                       538    -52      411       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    83           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     49           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        81      1964                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        13      1975                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER 27 2006......SUNRISE   704 AM CST   SUNSET   506 PM CST   
NOVEMBER 28 2006......SUNRISE   705 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  19.7         -0.1

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