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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
300 AM CST MON DEC 22 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 21 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         29    254 PM  76    1889  50    -21       59       
  MINIMUM         16    848 AM   4    1989  30    -14       34       
  AVERAGE         23                        40    -17       47      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.37 1968   0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.01                      2.49  -1.48     3.36    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.01                      2.49  -1.48     3.36    
  SINCE JAN 1     58.95                     42.97  15.98    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       42                        25     17       18       
  MONTH TO DATE  522                       481     41      437       
  SINCE DEC 1    522                       481     41      437       
  SINCE JUL 1   1094                      1097     -3      887       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   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.                        
  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)   49        73      1996                    
                                             1982                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30         1      1989                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 22 2008......SUNRISE   723 AM CST   SUNSET   510 PM CST   
DECEMBER 23 2008......SUNRISE   724 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  19.6         +0.5

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        7100 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT