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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CST THU DEC 13 2007


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 12 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         42   1223 AM  75    1929  52    -10       63       
  MINIMUM         37   1159 PM  13    2000  32      5       38       
  AVERAGE         40                        42     -2       51      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.83                      0.12   0.71     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.53                      1.54   0.99     0.01    
  SINCE DEC 1      2.53                      1.54   0.99     0.01    
  SINCE JAN 1     44.88                     42.02   2.86    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       25                        23      2       14       
  MONTH TO DATE  224                       261    -37      291       
  SINCE DEC 1    224                       261    -37      291       
  SINCE JUL 1    674                       877   -203      810       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.2                                         

                                                                      
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    96          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     85           600 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    91                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        80      1948                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        10      1917                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 13 2007......SUNRISE   717 AM CST   SUNSET   506 PM CST   
DECEMBER 14 2007......SUNRISE   718 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  19.7         +0.4

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        21100 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT