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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
300 AM CST TUE DEC 19 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 18 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         69    118 PM  74    1889  50     19       51       
  MINIMUM         54   1159 PM  11    1901  30     24       29       
  AVERAGE         62                        40     22       40      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      2.19  -2.18     0.26    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.01                      2.19  -2.18     0.26    
  SINCE JAN 1     47.65                     42.67   4.98    30.59    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                       0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                        T      
  SINCE DEC 1      0.0                                        T      
  SINCE JUL 1      0.5                                        T      
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        3                        25    -22       25       
  MONTH TO DATE  328                       406    -78      495       
  SINCE DEC 1    328                       406    -78      495       
  SINCE JUL 1    847                      1022   -175      979       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    84           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     57           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        77      1978                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30         7      1929                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 19 2006......SUNRISE   721 AM CST   SUNSET   508 PM CST   
DECEMBER 20 2006......SUNRISE   722 AM CST   SUNSET   508 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         +0.3

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        5300 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT