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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CST THU DEC 18 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 17 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         37    255 PM  76    2006  50    -13       54       
  MINIMUM         31   1232 AM   9    1901  31      0       24       
  AVERAGE         34                        41     -7       39      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.03          2.55 1995   0.11  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.94                      2.09  -1.15     3.36    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.94                      2.09  -1.15     3.36    
  SINCE JAN 1     58.88                     42.57  16.31    45.71    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                         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       31                        24      7       26       
  MONTH TO DATE  416                       381     35      365       
  SINCE DEC 1    416                       381     35      365       
  SINCE JUL 1    988                       997     -9      815       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.1                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER  MM                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  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)   50        74      1889                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30         8      1964                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 18 2008......SUNRISE   721 AM CST   SUNSET   508 PM CST   
DECEMBER 19 2008......SUNRISE   722 AM CST   SUNSET   508 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         -0.0

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        8900 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT