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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CST FRI NOV 14 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 13 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         70    337 PM  86    1955  62      8       80       
  MINIMUM         38    744 AM  17    1986  40     -2       58       
  AVERAGE         54                        51      3       69      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.21 1902   0.17  -0.17     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.89                      2.08  -0.19     0.00    
  SINCE SEP 1     13.65                      9.63   4.02    14.29    
  SINCE JAN 1     57.81                     37.76  20.05    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       11                        14     -3        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  121                       154    -33       96       
  SINCE SEP 1    248                       322    -74      188       
  SINCE JUL 1    248                       322    -74      188       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (190)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.5                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER  MM                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  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)   62        82      1999                    
                                             1989                    
                                             1964                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   40        19      1963                    
                                             1940                    
                                             1916                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER 14 2008......SUNRISE   652 AM CST   SUNSET   512 PM CST   
NOVEMBER 15 2008......SUNRISE   653 AM CST   SUNSET   511 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         -0.2

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        30700 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT