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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
202 AM CST TUE NOV 4 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 3 2008...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1882 TO 2008


WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         78    214 PM  86    2003  67     11       71       
  MINIMUM         53   1159 PM  15    1966  44      9       47       
  AVERAGE         66                        55     11       59      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.41 1994   0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.45  -0.45     0.00    
  SINCE SEP 1     11.76                      8.00   3.76    14.29    
  SINCE JAN 1     55.92                     36.13  19.79    41.79    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                       0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                       0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                                       0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                       0.0     
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                        10    -10        6       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        30    -30       29       
  SINCE SEP 1    127                       198    -71      121       
  SINCE JUL 1    127                       198    -71      121       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (140)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.6                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER  MM                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    MM                                                       
 LOWEST     MM                                                       
 AVERAGE    MM                                                       

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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   67        86      1987                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        20      1991                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER  4 2008......SUNRISE   642 AM CST   SUNSET   519 PM CST   
NOVEMBER  5 2008......SUNRISE   643 AM CST   SUNSET   518 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         +0.0

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        18200 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT