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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CST TUE NOV 28 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 27 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         76    235 PM  81    1964  57     19       74       
  MINIMUM         54    104 AM  13    1975  36     18       51       
  AVERAGE         65                        46     19       63      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T                         0.15  -0.15      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    4.53                      4.35   0.18     0.83    
  SINCE SEP 1     14.66                     11.90   2.76     8.57    
  SINCE JAN 1     43.40                     40.03   3.37    30.33    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                       0.0     
  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        0                        19    -19        2       
  MONTH TO DATE  284                       389   -105      274       
  SINCE SEP 1    486                       557    -71      413       
  SINCE JUL 1    486                       557    -71      413       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    83           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     43           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        79      1905                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        11      1976                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER 28 2006......SUNRISE   705 AM CST   SUNSET   506 PM CST   
NOVEMBER 29 2006......SUNRISE   706 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 MORNING  19.4         -0.3

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        1200 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT