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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
300 AM CST THU DEC 21 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 20 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    550 PM  71    1949  50      7       38       
  MINIMUM         49    828 AM   8    1901  30     19       34       
  AVERAGE         53                        40     13       36      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.69                      0.10   0.59     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.80                      2.39  -1.59     0.26    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.80                      2.39  -1.59     0.26    
  SINCE JAN 1     48.44                     42.87   5.57    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       12                        25    -13       29       
  MONTH TO DATE  353                       456   -103      554       
  SINCE DEC 1    353                       456   -103      554       
  SINCE JUL 1    872                      1072   -200     1038       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    25   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (90)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           300 PM                                     
 LOWEST     77           700 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    85                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        76      1889                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30         4      1989                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 21 2006......SUNRISE   722 AM CST   SUNSET   509 PM CST   
DECEMBER 22 2006......SUNRISE   723 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  19.8         +0.3

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        4200 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT