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CDUS44 KTSA 010905
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
305 AM CST FRI DEC 1 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 30 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         45    114 AM  76    1933  55    -10       56       
  MINIMUM         24   1159 PM  16    1911  35    -11       21       
  AVERAGE         35                        45    -10       39      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        2.53                      0.15   2.38     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    8.77                      4.80   3.97     0.83    
  SINCE SEP 1     18.90                     12.35   6.55     8.57    
  SINCE JAN 1     47.64                     40.48   7.16    30.33    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.5                                       0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.5                                       0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      0.5                                       0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.5                                       0.0     
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       30                        20     10       26       
  MONTH TO DATE  317                       448   -131      345       
  SINCE SEP 1    519                       616    -97      484       
  SINCE JUL 1    519                       616    -97      484       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    13.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FREEZING RAIN                                                      
  LT FREEZING RAIN                                                   
  SNOW                                                               
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     74           900 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    82                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        78      1883                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35        18      1975                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER  1 2006......SUNRISE   708 AM CST   SUNSET   505 PM CST   
DECEMBER  2 2006......SUNRISE   709 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  19.1         -0.5

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        44400 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT