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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CST SAT NOV 29 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 28 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         55   1257 PM  79    1905  56     -1       66       
  MINIMUM         43   1156 PM  11    1976  36      7       37       
  AVERAGE         49                        46      3       52      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          0.99 1908   0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.02                      4.50  -2.48     0.56    
  SINCE SEP 1     13.78                     12.05   1.73    14.85    
  SINCE JAN 1     57.94                     40.18  17.76    42.35    
                                                                     
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       16                        19     -3       13       
  MONTH TO DATE  396                       408    -12      316       
  SINCE SEP 1    523                       576    -53      408       
  SINCE JUL 1    523                       576    -53      408       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (90)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.6                                         

                                                                     
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)   56        78      2006                    
                                             1927                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35         8      1976                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER 29 2008......SUNRISE   706 AM CST   SUNSET   505 PM CST   
NOVEMBER 30 2008......SUNRISE   707 AM CST   SUNSET   505 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  19.7         +0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        4700 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT