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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
300 AM CST SUN DEC 21 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 20 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         53    100 PM  71    1967  50      3       59       
                                      1949                          
  MINIMUM         26   1159 PM   8    1901  30     -4       41       
  AVERAGE         40                        40      0       50      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          1.40 1926   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.01                      2.39  -1.38     3.36    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.01                      2.39  -1.38     3.36    
  SINCE JAN 1     58.95                     42.87  16.08    45.71    
                                                                     
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       25                        25      0       15       
  MONTH TO DATE  480                       456     24      419       
  SINCE DEC 1    480                       456     24      419       
  SINCE JUL 1   1052                      1072    -20      869       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.0                                         

                                                                     
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)   50        76      1889                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30         4      1989                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 21 2008......SUNRISE   723 AM CST   SUNSET   509 PM CST   
DECEMBER 22 2008......SUNRISE   723 AM CST   SUNSET   510 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  19.1         -0.3

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        5300 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT