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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CST SUN DEC 30 2007


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 29 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         45    324 PM  77    1984  48     -3       65       
  MINIMUM         23    659 AM   5    1983  29     -6       54       
  AVERAGE         34                        38     -4       60      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.09  -0.09     0.18    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.59                      3.22   0.37     1.40    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.59                      3.22   0.37     1.40    
  SINCE JAN 1     45.94                     43.70   2.24    49.04    
                                                                     
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       31                        27      4        5       
  MONTH TO DATE  641                       691    -50      515       
  SINCE DEC 1    641                       691    -50      515       
  SINCE JUL 1   1091                      1307   -216     1034       
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 WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.5                                         

                                                                      
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              

                                                                      
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                      
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    88           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     49           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    69                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        79      1951                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28         2      1983                    

                                                                      
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 30 2007......SUNRISE   726 AM CST   SUNSET   514 PM CST   
DECEMBER 31 2007......SUNRISE   726 AM CST   SUNSET   515 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         -0.6

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        9500 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT