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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CST FRI DEC 28 2007


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 27 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         42    544 PM  76    2005  48     -6       61       
                                      1889                          
  MINIMUM         37    941 AM   8    1892  29      8       29       
  AVERAGE         40                        39      1       45      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T                         0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.46                      3.04   0.42     1.22    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.46                      3.04   0.42     1.22    
  SINCE JAN 1     45.81                     43.52   2.29    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       25                        26     -1       20       
  MONTH TO DATE  581                       637    -56      498       
  SINCE DEC 1    581                       637    -56      498       
  SINCE JUL 1   1031                      1253   -222     1017       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (90)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (90)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.2                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     76           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    84                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        74      1928                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29         3      1894                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 28 2007......SUNRISE   725 AM CST   SUNSET   513 PM CST   
DECEMBER 29 2007......SUNRISE   726 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  19.4         +0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        15300 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT