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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
858 AM CST FRI DEC 22 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 21 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         66    216 PM  76    1889  50     16       47       
  MINIMUM         44   1141 PM   4    1989  30     14       27       
  AVERAGE         55                        40     15       37      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.80                      2.49  -1.69     0.26    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.80                      2.49  -1.69     0.26    
  SINCE JAN 1     48.44                     42.97   5.47    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       10                        25    -15       28       
  MONTH TO DATE  363                       481   -118      582       
  SINCE DEC 1    363                       481   -118      582       
  SINCE JUL 1    882                      1097   -215     1066       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     31           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    62                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        73      1996                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30         1      1989                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 22 2006......SUNRISE   723 AM CST   SUNSET   509 PM CST   
DECEMBER 23 2006......SUNRISE   723 AM CST   SUNSET   510 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  19.4         -0.4

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