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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
404 AM CST TUE NOV 11 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 10 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         47    934 AM  84    1989  64    -17       63       
  MINIMUM         41    641 AM  22    1950  41      0       49       
  AVERAGE         44                        52     -8       56      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.62R         1.62 2008   0.16   1.46     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.76                      1.57   0.19     0.00    
  SINCE SEP 1     13.52                      9.12   4.40    14.29    
  SINCE JAN 1     57.68                     37.25  20.43    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       21                        13      8        9       
  MONTH TO DATE   84                       113    -29       96       
  SINCE SEP 1    211                       281    -70      188       
  SINCE JUL 1    211                       281    -70      188       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.3                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER  MM                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
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)   63        85      1989                    
                                             1911                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        15      1950                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER 11 2008......SUNRISE   649 AM CST   SUNSET   514 PM CST   
NOVEMBER 12 2008......SUNRISE   650 AM CST   SUNSET   513 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                                        26000 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT