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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CST MON DEC 15 2008

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 14 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         72    426 PM  76    1889  51     21       44       
  MINIMUM         30   1159 PM   6    1958  31     -1       31       
  AVERAGE         51                        41     10       38      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T             2.09 1948   0.11  -0.11     0.63    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.74                      1.76  -1.02     3.16    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.74                      1.76  -1.02     3.16    
  SINCE JAN 1     58.68                     42.24  16.44    45.51    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                        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       14                        24    -10       27       
  MONTH TO DATE  312                       309      3      278       
  SINCE DEC 1    312                       309      3      278       
  SINCE JUL 1    884                       925    -41      728       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (260)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    15.0                                         

                                                                     
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)   51        79      1948                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31         1      1916                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 15 2008......SUNRISE   719 AM CST   SUNSET   507 PM CST   
DECEMBER 16 2008......SUNRISE   720 AM CST   SUNSET   507 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         -0.3

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        3300 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT