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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CST SUN NOV 30 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 29 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         52    247 PM  78    2006  56     -4       54       
                                      1927                          
  MINIMUM         35   1159 PM   8    1976  35      0       30       
  AVERAGE         44                        46     -2       42      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             1.69 2006   0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.02                      4.65  -2.63     0.56    
  SINCE SEP 1     13.78                     12.20   1.58    14.85    
  SINCE JAN 1     57.94                     40.33  17.61    42.35    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                         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       21                        20      1       23       
  MONTH TO DATE  417                       428    -11      339       
  SINCE SEP 1    544                       596    -52      431       
  SINCE JUL 1    544                       596    -52      431       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (270)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (260)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.2                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER  MM                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HAZE                                                               

                                                                     
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)   55        76      1933                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35        16      1911                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER 30 2008......SUNRISE   707 AM CST   SUNSET   505 PM CST   
DECEMBER  1 2008......SUNRISE   708 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                                        5200 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT