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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CST MON DEC 11 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 10 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         57    851 PM  74    1929  52      5       49       
  MINIMUM         40   1203 AM   7    1917  32      8       18       
  AVERAGE         49                        42      7       34      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.01                      0.12  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      1.30  -1.29     0.06    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.01                      1.30  -1.29     0.06    
  SINCE JAN 1     47.65                     41.78   5.87    30.39    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                         0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                        T      
  SINCE DEC 1      0.0                                        T      
  SINCE JUL 1      0.5                                        T      
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       16                        23     -7       31       
  MONTH TO DATE  271                       215     56      303       
  SINCE DEC 1    271                       215     56      303       
  SINCE JUL 1    790                       831    -41      787       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    77          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     30           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    54                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        77      1949                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        15      1917                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 11 2006......SUNRISE   716 AM CST   SUNSET   505 PM CST   
DECEMBER 12 2006......SUNRISE   717 AM CST   SUNSET   506 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  19.5         +0.2

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        8400 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT