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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CST THU DEC 27 2007


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 26 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         40   1055 AM  79    1889  49     -9       50       
  MINIMUM         32    656 AM   2    1892  29      3       29       
  AVERAGE         36                        39     -3       40      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.10                      0.09   0.01     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.46                      2.95   0.51     1.22    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.46                      2.95   0.51     1.22    
  SINCE JAN 1     45.81                     43.43   2.38    48.86    
                                                                     
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       29                        26      3       25       
  MONTH TO DATE  556                       611    -55      478       
  SINCE DEC 1    556                       611    -55      478       
  SINCE JUL 1   1006                      1227   -221      997       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.8                                         

                                                                      
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    92           200 PM                                     
 LOWEST     75          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    84                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        76      2005                    
                                             1889                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29         8      1892                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 27 2007......SUNRISE   725 AM CST   SUNSET   512 PM CST   
DECEMBER 28 2007......SUNRISE   725 AM CST   SUNSET   513 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         -0.2

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        14500 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT