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CDUS44 KTSA 070944
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CST THU DEC 7 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 6 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         63    338 PM  77    1932  53     10       50       
  MINIMUM         33    807 AM   9    1950  33      0       19       
  AVERAGE         48                        43      5       35      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.81  -0.81     0.00    
  SINCE DEC 1      T                         0.81  -0.81     0.00    
  SINCE JAN 1     47.64                     41.29   6.35    30.33    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                       0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                       0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      0.0                                       0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.5                                       0.0     
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       17                        22     -5       30       
  MONTH TO DATE  158                       126     32      153       
  SINCE DEC 1    158                       126     32      153       
  SINCE JUL 1    677                       742    -65      637       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    75           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     23           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    49                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        81      1966                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33         6      1950                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER  7 2006......SUNRISE   713 AM CST   SUNSET   505 PM CST   
DECEMBER  8 2006......SUNRISE   714 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  18.8         -0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        12200 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT