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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
355 AM CST SUN NOV 9 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 8 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         58    320 PM  86    1915  65     -7       69       
  MINIMUM         36    502 AM  20    1991  42     -6       35       
  AVERAGE         47                        53     -6       52      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.50 1888   0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.14                      1.25  -1.11     0.00    
  SINCE SEP 1     11.90                      8.80   3.10    14.29    
  SINCE JAN 1     56.06                     36.93  19.13    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       18                        12      6       13       
  MONTH TO DATE   43                        87    -44       82       
  SINCE SEP 1    170                       255    -85      174       
  SINCE JUL 1    170                       255    -85      174       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    24   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.1                                         

                                                                     
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)   64        86      2006                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        21      1991                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER  9 2008......SUNRISE   647 AM CST   SUNSET   515 PM CST   
NOVEMBER 10 2008......SUNRISE   648 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       19.3         +0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        28700 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT