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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CST MON DEC 24 2007


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 23 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         49    348 PM  75    1889  49      0       56       
  MINIMUM         22    734 AM  -5    1989  29     -7       32       
  AVERAGE         36                        39     -3       44      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.36                      2.68   0.68     0.80    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.36                      2.68   0.68     0.80    
  SINCE JAN 1     45.71                     43.16   2.55    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       29                        26      3       21       
  MONTH TO DATE  481                       533    -52      406       
  SINCE DEC 1    481                       533    -52      406       
  SINCE JUL 1    931                      1149   -218      925       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.4                                         

                                                                      
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    84           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     26           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    55                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        80      1955                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29         0      1983                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 24 2007......SUNRISE   724 AM CST   SUNSET   510 PM CST   
DECEMBER 25 2007......SUNRISE   724 AM CST   SUNSET   511 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         +0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        10800 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT