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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CST THU NOV 30 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 29 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         78R   238 PM  78    2006  56     22       47       
                                      1927                          
  MINIMUM         45   1159 PM   8    1976  35     10       28       
  AVERAGE         62                        46     16       38      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.69                      0.15   1.54     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    6.24                      4.65   1.59     0.83    
  SINCE SEP 1     16.37                     12.20   4.17     8.57    
  SINCE JAN 1     45.11                     40.33   4.78    30.33    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                         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        3                        20    -17       27       
  MONTH TO DATE  287                       428   -141      319       
  SINCE SEP 1    489                       596   -107      458       
  SINCE JUL 1    489                       596   -107      458       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (250)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    87           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     54           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        76      1933                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35        16      1911                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER 30 2006......SUNRISE   707 AM CST   SUNSET   505 PM CST   
DECEMBER  1 2006......SUNRISE   708 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  19.7         +0.4

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