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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CST SAT DEC 22 2007


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 21 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    310 PM  76    1889  50      9       66       
  MINIMUM         34    325 AM   4    1989  30      4       44       
  AVERAGE         47                        40      7       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.36                      2.49   0.87     0.80    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.36                      2.49   0.87     0.80    
  SINCE JAN 1     45.71                     42.97   2.74    48.44    
                                                                     
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       18                        25     -7       10       
  MONTH TO DATE  437                       481    -44      363       
  SINCE DEC 1    437                       481    -44      363       
  SINCE JUL 1    887                      1097   -210      882       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.1                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     72           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    86                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        73      1996                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30         1      1989                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 22 2007......SUNRISE   723 AM CST   SUNSET   509 PM CST   
DECEMBER 23 2007......SUNRISE   723 AM CST   SUNSET   510 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         -0.2

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        16700 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT