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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CST SAT NOV 22 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 21 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         44    345 PM  79    1913  59    -15       72       
                                      1909                          
  MINIMUM         27    707 AM  19    1964  38    -11       38       
                                      1898                          
  AVERAGE         36                        48    -12       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.63 1916   0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.89                      3.41  -1.52     0.00    
  SINCE SEP 1     13.65                     10.96   2.69    14.29    
  SINCE JAN 1     57.81                     39.09  18.72    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       29                        17     12       10       
  MONTH TO DATE  269                       280    -11      158       
  SINCE SEP 1    396                       448    -52      250       
  SINCE JUL 1    396                       448    -52      250       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (10)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (10)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.0                                         

                                                                     
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)   58        82      1900                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        17      1964                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER 22 2008......SUNRISE   700 AM CST   SUNSET   507 PM CST   
NOVEMBER 23 2008......SUNRISE   701 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         +0.0
  
MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        9300 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT