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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CST MON NOV 17 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 16 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         65    332 PM  83    1941  61      4       65       
  MINIMUM         27    715 AM  20    1932  39    -12       30       
  AVERAGE         46                        50     -4       48      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.22 1891   0.17  -0.17     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.89                      2.59  -0.70     0.00    
  SINCE SEP 1     13.65                     10.14   3.51    14.29    
  SINCE JAN 1     57.81                     38.27  19.54    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       19                        15      4       17       
  MONTH TO DATE  173                       198    -25      133       
  SINCE SEP 1    300                       366    -66      225       
  SINCE JUL 1    300                       366    -66      225       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.4                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER  MM                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  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)   61        81      1958                    
                                             1952                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        15      1959                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER 17 2008......SUNRISE   655 AM CST   SUNSET   510 PM CST   
NOVEMBER 18 2008......SUNRISE   656 AM CST   SUNSET   509 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  20.0         +0.6

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        23200 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT