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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CST SUN DEC 16 2007


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 15 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         40    259 PM  79    1948  51    -11       73       
  MINIMUM         29    851 PM   1    1916  31     -2       37       
  AVERAGE         35                        41     -6       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.20                      0.11   0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.36                      1.87   1.49     0.01    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.36                      1.87   1.49     0.01    
  SINCE JAN 1     45.71                     42.35   3.36    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       30                        24      6       10       
  MONTH TO DATE  308                       333    -25      324       
  SINCE DEC 1    308                       333    -25      324       
  SINCE JUL 1    758                       949   -191      843       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    12.4                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     69           900 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    85                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        77      1924                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31         5      1989                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 16 2007......SUNRISE   719 AM CST   SUNSET   507 PM CST   
DECEMBER 17 2007......SUNRISE   720 AM CST   SUNSET   507 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  19.2         +0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        24600 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT