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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CST SAT DEC 29 2007


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 28 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         44    242 PM  74    1928  48     -4       65       
  MINIMUM         28   1130 PM   3    1894  29     -1       40       
  AVERAGE         36                        38     -2       53      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.13                      0.09   0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.59                      3.13   0.46     1.22    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.59                      3.13   0.46     1.22    
  SINCE JAN 1     45.94                     43.61   2.33    48.86    
                                                                     
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                        27      2       12       
  MONTH TO DATE  610                       664    -54      510       
  SINCE DEC 1    610                       664    -54      510       
  SINCE JUL 1   1060                      1280   -220     1029       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.2                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              

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

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     57           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    75                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        77      1984                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29         5      1983                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 29 2007......SUNRISE   726 AM CST   SUNSET   513 PM CST   
DECEMBER 30 2007......SUNRISE   726 AM CST   SUNSET   514 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  19.9         +0.5

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        11200 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT