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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CST SUN DEC 2 2007


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 1 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         68   1159 PM  78    1883  55     13       41       
  MINIMUM         46   1222 AM  18    1975  35     11       24       
  AVERAGE         57                        45     12       33      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.14  -0.14      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.14  -0.14      T      
  SINCE DEC 1      0.00                      0.14  -0.14      T      
  SINCE JAN 1     42.35                     40.62   1.73    47.64    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                      MM       
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                      MM       
  SINCE DEC 1      0.0                                      MM       
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                       0.5     
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                        20    -12       32       
  MONTH TO DATE    8                        20    -12       32       
  SINCE DEC 1      8                        20    -12       32       
  SINCE JUL 1    458                       636   -178      551       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (90)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.5                                         

                                                                      
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    73          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     52           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   55        76      1970                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   34        15      1985                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER  2 2007......SUNRISE   709 AM CST   SUNSET   505 PM CST   
DECEMBER  3 2007......SUNRISE   709 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         +0.0

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        8900 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT