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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
333 AM CST WED NOV 28 2007


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 27 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         61    332 PM  81    1964  57      4       76       
  MINIMUM         31    727 AM  13    1975  36     -5       54       
  AVERAGE         46                        46      0       65      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.15  -0.15      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.56                      4.35  -3.79     4.53    
  SINCE SEP 1     14.85                     11.90   2.95    14.66    
  SINCE JAN 1     42.35                     40.03   2.32    43.40    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                       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       19                        19      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  303                       389    -86      284       
  SINCE SEP 1    395                       557   -162      486       
  SINCE JUL 1    395                       557   -162      486       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     9   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    10   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.0                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT SNOW                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     51           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        79      1905                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        11      1976                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER 28 2007......SUNRISE   705 AM CST   SUNSET   506 PM CST   
NOVEMBER 29 2007......SUNRISE   706 AM CST   SUNSET   505 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         +0.0

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        5600 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT