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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CST THU NOV 29 2007


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 28 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         66    237 PM  79    1905  56     10       75       
  MINIMUM         37    746 AM  11    1976  36      1       61       
  AVERAGE         52                        46      6       68      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.15  -0.15     0.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.56                      4.50  -3.94     4.55    
  SINCE SEP 1     14.85                     12.05   2.80    14.68    
  SINCE JAN 1     42.35                     40.18   2.17    43.42    
                                                                     
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       13                        19     -6        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  316                       408    -92      284       
  SINCE SEP 1    408                       576   -168      486       
  SINCE JUL 1    408                       576   -168      486       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (360)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    33   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.7                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     34           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   56        78      2006                    
                                             1927                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35         8      1976                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER 29 2007......SUNRISE   706 AM CST   SUNSET   505 PM CST   
NOVEMBER 30 2007......SUNRISE   707 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  19.4         -0.4

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        7800 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT