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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
305 AM CST MON DEC 17 2007


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 16 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    428 PM  77    1924  51     -8       76       
  MINIMUM         24    738 AM   5    1989  31     -7       51       
  AVERAGE         34                        41     -7       64      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.36                      1.98   1.38     0.01    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.36                      1.98   1.38     0.01    
  SINCE JAN 1     45.71                     42.46   3.25    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       31                        24      7        1       
  MONTH TO DATE  339                       357    -18      325       
  SINCE DEC 1    339                       357    -18      325       
  SINCE JUL 1    789                       973   -184      844       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.0                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92          1000 PM                                     
 LOWEST     49           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        77      1908                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31         9      1901                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 17 2007......SUNRISE   720 AM CST   SUNSET   507 PM CST   
DECEMBER 18 2007......SUNRISE   721 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  19.7         +0.6

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        21800 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT