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CDUS44 KTSA 180903
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
300 AM CST TUE NOV 18 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 17 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    358 PM  81    1958  61      4       72       
                                      1952                          
  MINIMUM         36    556 AM  15    1959  39     -3       44       
  AVERAGE         51                        50      1       58      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          3.50 1957   0.17  -0.17     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.89                      2.76  -0.87     0.00    
  SINCE SEP 1     13.65                     10.31   3.34    14.29    
  SINCE JAN 1     57.81                     38.44  19.37    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       14                        16     -2        7       
  MONTH TO DATE  187                       214    -27      140       
  SINCE SEP 1    314                       382    -68      232       
  SINCE JUL 1    314                       382    -68      232       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.2                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER  MM                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               

                                                                     
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)   60        84      1930                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   39        18      1959                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER 18 2008......SUNRISE   656 AM CST   SUNSET   509 PM CST   
NOVEMBER 19 2008......SUNRISE   657 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         +0.0

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        16700 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT