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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CST SAT DEC 13 2008

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 12 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         54    344 PM  75    1929  52      2       42       
  MINIMUM         29    506 AM   7    1962  32     -3       37       
  AVERAGE         42                        42      0       40      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.38 1892   0.12  -0.12     0.83    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.74                      1.54  -0.80     2.53    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.74                      1.54  -0.80     2.53    
  SINCE JAN 1     58.68                     42.02  16.66    44.88    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                      MM       
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                       0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      0.0                                       0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      T                                         0.0     
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       23                        23      0       25       
  MONTH TO DATE  282                       261     21      224       
  SINCE DEC 1    282                       261     21      224       
  SINCE JUL 1    854                       877    -23      674       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.6                                         

                                                                     
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)   51        80      1948                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        10      1958                    
                                             1917                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 13 2008......SUNRISE   718 AM CST   SUNSET   506 PM CST   
DECEMBER 14 2008......SUNRISE   719 AM CST   SUNSET   506 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         +0.8

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        4400 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT