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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
418 PM CST MON DEC 22 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 22 2008...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

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)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         28    259 PM  73    1996  49    -21       69       
                                      1982                          
  MINIMUM         13    620 AM   1    1989  30    -17       30       
  AVERAGE         21                        40    -19       50      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          1.14 1899   0.10  -0.10      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    1.01                      2.59  -1.58     3.36    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.01                      2.59  -1.58     3.36    
  SINCE JAN 1     58.95                     43.07  15.88    45.71    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            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                                                             
  TODAY           44                        26     18       15       
  MONTH TO DATE  566                       507     59      452       
  SINCE DEC 1    566                       507     59      452       
  SINCE JUL 1   1138                      1123     15      902       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    MM                                           

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER  MM                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  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 TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        75      1889                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29        -5      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 AFTERNOON  19.6         +0.5

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        6600 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT