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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CST FRI DEC 14 2007


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 13 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         43    331 PM  80    1948  51     -8       72       
  MINIMUM         32   1159 PM  10    1917  32      0       32       
  AVERAGE         38                        41     -3       52      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.53                      1.65   0.88     0.01    
  SINCE DEC 1      2.53                      1.65   0.88     0.01    
  SINCE JAN 1     44.88                     42.13   2.75    47.65    
                                                                     
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       27                        24      3       13       
  MONTH TO DATE  251                       285    -34      304       
  SINCE DEC 1    251                       285    -34      304       
  SINCE JUL 1    701                       901   -200      823       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.9                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     70           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    81                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        76      1889                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31         6      1958                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 14 2007......SUNRISE   718 AM CST   SUNSET   506 PM CST   
DECEMBER 15 2007......SUNRISE   719 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         +0.1

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