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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CST FRI NOV 21 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 20 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         56    151 PM  82    1989  59     -3       76       
  MINIMUM         35   1140 PM  18    1914  38     -3       51       
  AVERAGE         46                        49     -3       64      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.53 1934   0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.89                      3.25  -1.36     0.00    
  SINCE SEP 1     13.65                     10.80   2.85    14.29    
  SINCE JAN 1     57.81                     38.93  18.88    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                        17      2        1       
  MONTH TO DATE  240                       263    -23      148       
  SINCE SEP 1    367                       431    -64      240       
  SINCE JUL 1    367                       431    -64      240       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.4                                         

                                                                     
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)   59        79      1913                    
                                             1909                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   38        19      1964                    
                                             1898                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER 21 2008......SUNRISE   659 AM CST   SUNSET   508 PM CST   
NOVEMBER 22 2008......SUNRISE   700 AM CST   SUNSET   507 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      18.9         -0.4

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        14200 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT