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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CST SUN NOV 25 2007

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 24 2007...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1882 TO 2007


 WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         43    240 PM  80    1965  58    -15       79       
  MINIMUM         36    752 AM  15    1970  37     -1       47       
  AVERAGE         40                        47     -7       63      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T                         0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         3.89  -3.89     4.53    
  SINCE SEP 1     14.29                     11.44   2.85    14.66    
  SINCE JAN 1     41.79                     39.57   2.22    43.40    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                         0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                       0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                                       0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                       0.0     
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       25                        18      7        2       
  MONTH TO DATE  240                       333    -93      276       
  SINCE SEP 1    332                       501   -169      478       
  SINCE JUL 1    332                       501   -169      478       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (90)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.4                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    69           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     53          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    61                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        81      1965                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        17      1950                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER 25 2007......SUNRISE   702 AM CST   SUNSET   506 PM CST   
NOVEMBER 26 2007......SUNRISE   703 AM CST   SUNSET   506 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         +0.3

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        5200 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT