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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CST SAT DEC 6 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 5 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         45    319 PM  79    1998  54     -9       59       
                                      1956                          
  MINIMUM         29   1038 PM   8    1886  34     -5       31       
  AVERAGE         37                        44     -7       45      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.78 1913   0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         0.68  -0.68     0.24    
  SINCE DEC 1      T                         0.68  -0.68     0.24    
  SINCE JAN 1     57.94                     41.16  16.78    42.59    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                       0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                       0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      0.0                                       0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      T                                         0.0     
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       28                        21      7       20       
  MONTH TO DATE  123                       104     19       81       
  SINCE DEC 1    123                       104     19       81       
  SINCE JUL 1    695                       720    -25      531       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (180)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (160)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.6                                         

                                                                     
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)   53        77      1932                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33         9      1950                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER  6 2008......SUNRISE   713 AM CST   SUNSET   505 PM CST   
DECEMBER  7 2008......SUNRISE   713 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  19.3         -0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        6200 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT