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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CST SUN NOV 23 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 22 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         51    332 PM  82    1900  58     -7       47       
  MINIMUM         26    525 AM  17    1964  37    -11       32       
  AVERAGE         39                        48     -9       40      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.92 1983   0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.89                      3.57  -1.68     0.00    
  SINCE SEP 1     13.65                     11.12   2.53    14.29    
  SINCE JAN 1     57.81                     39.25  18.56    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       26                        17      9       25       
  MONTH TO DATE  295                       297     -2      183       
  SINCE SEP 1    422                       465    -43      275       
  SINCE JUL 1    422                       465    -43      275       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.6                                         

                                                                     
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        79      1900                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   37        19      1975                    
                                             1948                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER 23 2008......SUNRISE   701 AM CST   SUNSET   507 PM CST   
NOVEMBER 24 2008......SUNRISE   702 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       19.4         +0.5

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        8500 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT