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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CST WED DEC 27 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 26 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         50    353 PM  79    1889  49      1       64       
  MINIMUM         29    746 AM   2    1892  29      0       28       
  AVERAGE         40                        39      1       46      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.22                      2.95  -1.73     0.39    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.22                      2.95  -1.73     0.39    
  SINCE JAN 1     48.86                     43.43   5.43    30.72    
                                                                     
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       25                        26     -1       19       
  MONTH TO DATE  478                       611   -133      689       
  SINCE DEC 1    478                       611   -133      689       
  SINCE JUL 1    997                      1227   -230     1173       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (250)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    78           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     33           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    56                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        76      2005                    
                                             1889                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29         8      1892                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 27 2006......SUNRISE   725 AM CST   SUNSET   512 PM CST   
DECEMBER 28 2006......SUNRISE   725 AM CST   SUNSET   513 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                                        4200 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT