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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CST FRI DEC 8 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 7 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         42    534 AM  81    1966  53    -11       44       
  MINIMUM         22   1159 PM   6    1950  33    -11       24       
  AVERAGE         32                        43    -11       34      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.13  -0.13     0.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.94  -0.94     0.02    
  SINCE DEC 1      T                         0.94  -0.94     0.02    
  SINCE JAN 1     47.64                     41.42   6.22    30.35    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                      MM       
  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       33                        22     11       31       
  MONTH TO DATE  191                       148     43      184       
  SINCE DEC 1    191                       148     43      184       
  SINCE JUL 1    710                       764    -54      668       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    75           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     19           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    47                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        80      1991                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33         3      1917                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER  8 2006......SUNRISE   714 AM CST   SUNSET   505 PM CST   
DECEMBER  9 2006......SUNRISE   715 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  19.3         +0.5

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        9200 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT