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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CST WED DEC 26 2007


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 25 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         58    322 PM  75    1889  49      9       48       
  MINIMUM         27    658 AM  -1    1983  29     -2       36       
  AVERAGE         43                        39      4       42      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.09  -0.09     0.26    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.36                      2.86   0.50     1.22    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.36                      2.86   0.50     1.22    
  SINCE JAN 1     45.71                     43.34   2.37    48.86    
                                                                     
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       22                        26     -4       23       
  MONTH TO DATE  503                       585    -82      453       
  SINCE DEC 1    503                       585    -82      453       
  SINCE JUL 1    953                      1201   -248      972       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (130)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.4                                         

                                                                      
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    85           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     24           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    55                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        79      1889                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29         2      1892                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 26 2007......SUNRISE   725 AM CST   SUNSET   511 PM CST   
DECEMBER 27 2007......SUNRISE   725 AM CST   SUNSET   512 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  19.5         +0.0

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        13500 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT