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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CST FRI DEC 21 2007


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 20 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         59    306 PM  71    1949  50      9       57       
  MINIMUM         41   1159 PM   8    1901  30     11       49       
  AVERAGE         50                        40     10       53      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.10  -0.10     0.69    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.36                      2.39   0.97     0.80    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.36                      2.39   0.97     0.80    
  SINCE JAN 1     45.71                     42.87   2.84    48.44    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                      MM       
  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       15                        25    -10       12       
  MONTH TO DATE  419                       456    -37      353       
  SINCE DEC 1    419                       456    -37      353       
  SINCE JUL 1    869                      1072   -203      872       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.9                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           900 AM                                     
 LOWEST     75           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    88                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        76      1889                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30         4      1989                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 21 2007......SUNRISE   722 AM CST   SUNSET   509 PM CST   
DECEMBER 22 2007......SUNRISE   723 AM CST   SUNSET   509 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  19.9         +0.8

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