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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CST TUE NOV 25 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 24 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         59    242 PM  80    1965  58      1       43       
  MINIMUM         36   1143 PM  15    1970  37     -1       36       
  AVERAGE         48                        47      1       40      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.13          6.81 1973   0.16  -0.03      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    2.02                      3.89  -1.87      T      
  SINCE SEP 1     13.78                     11.44   2.34    14.29    
  SINCE JAN 1     57.94                     39.57  18.37    41.79    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                        MM       
  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       17                        18     -1       25       
  MONTH TO DATE  336                       333      3      240       
  SINCE SEP 1    463                       501    -38      332       
  SINCE JUL 1    463                       501    -38      332       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.7                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER  MM                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
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)   57        81      1965                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        17      1950                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER 25 2008......SUNRISE   703 AM CST   SUNSET   506 PM CST   
NOVEMBER 26 2008......SUNRISE   704 AM CST   SUNSET   506 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  19.3         -0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        8700 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT