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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
304 AM CST WED NOV 12 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 11 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    301 PM  85    1989  63     -5       80       
                                      1911                          
  MINIMUM         45    106 AM  15    1950  41      4       57       
  AVERAGE         52                        52      0       69      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.13          0.93 1992   0.17  -0.04     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.89                      1.74   0.15     0.00    
  SINCE SEP 1     13.65                      9.29   4.36    14.29    
  SINCE JAN 1     57.81                     37.42  20.39    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       13                        13      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   97                       126    -29       96       
  SINCE SEP 1    224                       294    -70      188       
  SINCE JUL 1    224                       294    -70      188       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.6                                         

                                                                     
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      1955                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        16      1911                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER 12 2008......SUNRISE   650 AM CST   SUNSET   513 PM CST   
NOVEMBER 13 2008......SUNRISE   651 AM CST   SUNSET   512 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                                        33000 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT