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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CST THU NOV 6 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 5 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         72   1148 PM  85    1989  66      6       81       
                                      1891                          
  MINIMUM         52    637 AM  22    1976  43      9       52       
  AVERAGE         62                        55      7       67      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.08 2006   0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.77  -0.77     0.00    
  SINCE SEP 1     11.76                      8.32   3.44    14.29    
  SINCE JAN 1     55.92                     36.45  19.47    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        3                        11     -8        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    5                        52    -47       33       
  SINCE SEP 1    132                       220    -88      125       
  SINCE JUL 1    132                       220    -88      125       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.2                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER  MM                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                     
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)   66        83      1980                    
                                             1915                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        21      1959                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER  6 2008......SUNRISE   644 AM CST   SUNSET   518 PM CST   
NOVEMBER  7 2008......SUNRISE   645 AM CST   SUNSET   517 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  19.6         +0.4

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        12700 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT