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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
337 AM CST FRI NOV 7 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 6 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    135 AM  83    1980  66      6       58       
                                      1915                          
  MINIMUM         44   1159 PM  21    1959  43      1       38       
  AVERAGE         58                        54      4       48      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.14          2.14 1996   0.16  -0.02     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.14                      0.93  -0.79     0.00    
  SINCE SEP 1     11.90                      8.48   3.42    14.29    
  SINCE JAN 1     56.06                     36.61  19.45    41.79    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                         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        7                        11     -4       17       
  MONTH TO DATE   12                        63    -51       50       
  SINCE SEP 1    139                       231    -92      142       
  SINCE JUL 1    139                       231    -92      142       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.9                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER  MM                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  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)   65        84      2005                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   42        20      1959                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER  7 2008......SUNRISE   645 AM CST   SUNSET   517 PM CST   
NOVEMBER  8 2008......SUNRISE   646 AM CST   SUNSET   516 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                                        10600 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT