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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CST TUE DEC 18 2007


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 17 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         54    318 PM  77    1908  50      4       76       
  MINIMUM         24    728 AM   9    1901  31     -7       55       
  AVERAGE         39                        41     -2       66      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.36                      2.09   1.27     0.01    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.36                      2.09   1.27     0.01    
  SINCE JAN 1     45.71                     42.57   3.14    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       26                        24      2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  365                       381    -16      325       
  SINCE DEC 1    365                       381    -16      325       
  SINCE JUL 1    815                       997   -182      844       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (250)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.5                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     28           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    60                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        74      1889                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30        11      1901                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 18 2007......SUNRISE   721 AM CST   SUNSET   507 PM CST   
DECEMBER 19 2007......SUNRISE   721 AM CST   SUNSET   508 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                                        21900 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT