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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
300 AM CST WED DEC 20 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 19 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         54    823 AM  77    1978  50      4       37       
  MINIMUM         49   1159 PM   7    1929  30     19       32       
  AVERAGE         52                        40     12       35      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.10                      0.10   0.00     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.11                      2.29  -2.18     0.26    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.11                      2.29  -2.18     0.26    
  SINCE JAN 1     47.75                     42.77   4.98    30.59    
                                                                     
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       13                        25    -12       30       
  MONTH TO DATE  341                       431    -90      525       
  SINCE DEC 1    341                       431    -90      525       
  SINCE JUL 1    860                      1047   -187     1009       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    89           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     71           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    80                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        71      1949                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30         8      1901                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 20 2006......SUNRISE   722 AM CST   SUNSET   508 PM CST   
DECEMBER 21 2006......SUNRISE   722 AM CST   SUNSET   509 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  19.6         +0.3

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        2400 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT