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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
351 AM CST THU NOV 13 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 12 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         62    216 PM  85    1955  63     -1       75       
  MINIMUM         42   1106 PM  16    1911  41      1       60       
  AVERAGE         52                        52      0       68      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.32 1922   0.17  -0.17     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.89                      1.91  -0.02     0.00    
  SINCE SEP 1     13.65                      9.46   4.19    14.29    
  SINCE JAN 1     57.81                     37.59  20.22    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       13                        14     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  110                       140    -30       96       
  SINCE SEP 1    237                       308    -71      188       
  SINCE JUL 1    237                       308    -71      188       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.7                                         

                                                                     
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)   62        86      1955                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        17      1986                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER 13 2008......SUNRISE   651 AM CST   SUNSET   512 PM CST   
NOVEMBER 14 2008......SUNRISE   652 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       19.6         +0.4

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        36000 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT