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CLIMATE REPORT...CORRECTION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
839 AM CST MON DEC 1 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 30 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         42    505 PM  76    1933  55    -13       51       
  MINIMUM         32    127 AM  16    1911  35     -3       41       
  AVERAGE         37                        45     -8       46      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.53 2006   0.15  -0.15      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    2.02                      4.80  -2.78     0.56    
  SINCE SEP 1     13.78                     12.35   1.43    14.85    
  SINCE JAN 1     57.94                     40.48  17.46    42.35    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        T                                         MM       
  MONTH TO DATE    T                                         0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      T                                         0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      T                                         0.0     
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       28                        20      8       19       
  MONTH TO DATE  445                       448     -3      358       
  SINCE SEP 1    572                       616    -44      450       
  SINCE JUL 1    572                       616    -44      450       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    26   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    32   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.7                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER  MM                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 LIGHT RAIN                        
 LIGHT SNOW                     

                                                                     
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        78      1883                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   35        18      1979                    
                                             1975                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER  1 2008......SUNRISE   708 AM CST   SUNSET   505 PM CST   
DECEMBER  2 2008......SUNRISE   709 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  19.5         -0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        3400 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT