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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CST SUN DEC 23 2007


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 22 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         69    119 PM  73    1996  49     20       51       
  MINIMUM         30   1159 PM   1    1989  30      0       35       
  AVERAGE         50                        40     10       43      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T                         0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.36                      2.59   0.77     0.80    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.36                      2.59   0.77     0.80    
  SINCE JAN 1     45.71                     43.07   2.64    48.44    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                         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       15                        26    -11       22       
  MONTH TO DATE  452                       507    -55      385       
  SINCE DEC 1    452                       507    -55      385       
  SINCE JUL 1    902                      1123   -221      904       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    41   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    47   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.7                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     48           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        75      1889                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29        -5      1989                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 23 2007......SUNRISE   723 AM CST   SUNSET   510 PM CST   
DECEMBER 24 2007......SUNRISE   724 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  19.3         -0.3

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        12500 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT