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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CST SAT DEC 9 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 8 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         43    348 PM  80    1991  53    -10       29       
  MINIMUM         15    716 AM   3    1917  33    -18       11       
  AVERAGE         29                        43    -14       20      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.12  -0.12     0.04    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         1.06  -1.06     0.06    
  SINCE DEC 1      T                         1.06  -1.06     0.06    
  SINCE JAN 1     47.64                     41.54   6.10    30.39    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                        T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                        T      
  SINCE DEC 1      0.0                                        T      
  SINCE JUL 1      0.5                                        T      
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       36                        22     14       45       
  MONTH TO DATE  227                       170     57      229       
  SINCE DEC 1    227                       170     57      229       
  SINCE JUL 1    746                       786    -40      713       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     8   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    10   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (90)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.6                                         
                                                                     
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    80           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     23           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    52                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        75      1940                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33         2      1917                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER  9 2006......SUNRISE   715 AM CST   SUNSET   505 PM CST   
DECEMBER 10 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  19.1         -0.2

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        8500 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT