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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CST MON DEC 10 2007


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 9 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         48    139 AM  75    1940  52     -4       51       
  MINIMUM         36   1159 PM   2    1917  33      3       23       
  AVERAGE         42                        42      0       37      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.43                      0.12   0.31     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.67                      1.18  -0.51      T      
  SINCE DEC 1      0.67                      1.18  -0.51      T      
  SINCE JAN 1     43.02                     41.66   1.36    47.64    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                         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       23                        22      1       28       
  MONTH TO DATE  161                       192    -31      255       
  SINCE DEC 1    161                       192    -31      255       
  SINCE JUL 1    611                       808   -197      774       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.3                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     92          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    96                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        74      1929                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32         7      1917                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 10 2007......SUNRISE   715 AM CST   SUNSET   505 PM CST   
DECEMBER 11 2007......SUNRISE   716 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         +0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        5100 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT