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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CST WED DEC 12 2007


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 11 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         57   1241 PM  77    1949  52      5       67       
  MINIMUM         42   1159 PM  15    1917  32     10       50       
  AVERAGE         50                        42      8       59      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.73                      0.12   0.61      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.70                      1.42   0.28     0.01    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.70                      1.42   0.28     0.01    
  SINCE JAN 1     44.05                     41.90   2.15    47.65    
                                                                     
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       15                        23     -8        6       
  MONTH TO DATE  199                       238    -39      277       
  SINCE DEC 1    199                       238    -39      277       
  SINCE JUL 1    649                       854   -205      796       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.6                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     89           800 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    95                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        75      1929                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        13      2000                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 12 2007......SUNRISE   717 AM CST   SUNSET   505 PM CST   
DECEMBER 13 2007......SUNRISE   717 AM CST   SUNSET   506 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         -0.3

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        14000 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT