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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CST SUN DEC 9 2007


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 8 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    253 PM  80    1991  53     15       43       
  MINIMUM         47   1249 AM   3    1917  33     14       15       
  AVERAGE         58                        43     15       29      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.24                      1.06  -0.82      T      
  SINCE DEC 1      0.24                      1.06  -0.82      T      
  SINCE JAN 1     42.59                     41.54   1.05    47.64    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                       0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                       0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      0.0                                       0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                       0.5     
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        7                        22    -15       36       
  MONTH TO DATE  138                       170    -32      227       
  SINCE DEC 1    138                       170    -32      227       
  SINCE JUL 1    588                       786   -198      746       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (250)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.6                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     63           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        75      1940                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33         2      1917                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER  9 2007......SUNRISE   714 AM CST   SUNSET   505 PM CST   
DECEMBER 10 2007......SUNRISE   715 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  19.3         -0.6

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        6500 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT