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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
304 AM CST TUE DEC 9 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 8 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         64   1107 PM  80    1991  53     11       68       
  MINIMUM         36    320 AM   3    1917  33      3       47       
  AVERAGE         50                        43      7       58      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.08 1994   0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    T                         1.06  -1.06     0.24    
  SINCE DEC 1      T                         1.06  -1.06     0.24    
  SINCE JAN 1     57.94                     41.54  16.40    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       15                        22     -7        7       
  MONTH TO DATE  182                       170     12      138       
  SINCE DEC 1    182                       170     12      138       
  SINCE JUL 1    754                       786    -32      588       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (160)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.4                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER  MM                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  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)   52        75      1940                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33         2      1917                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER  9 2008......SUNRISE   715 AM CST   SUNSET   505 PM CST   
DECEMBER 10 2008......SUNRISE   716 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         -0.3

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        5200 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT