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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CST THU DEC 25 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 24 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         50    745 AM  80    1955  49      1       53       
  MINIMUM         27   1150 PM   0    1983  29     -2       28       
  AVERAGE         39                        39      0       41      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                      
  YESTERDAY        0.04          1.20 1987   0.09  -0.04     0.00       
  MONTH TO DATE    1.19                      2.77  -1.58     3.36
  SINCE DEC 1      1.19                      2.77  -1.57     3.36
  SINCE JAN 1     59.13                     43.25  15.90    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       26                        26      0       24       
  MONTH TO DATE  620                       559     61      505       
  SINCE DEC 1    620                       559     61      505       
  SINCE JUL 1   1192                      1175     17      955       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    31   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.0                                         

                                                                     
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)   49        75      1889                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29        -1      1983                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 25 2008......SUNRISE   724 AM CST   SUNSET   511 PM CST   
DECEMBER 26 2008......SUNRISE   725 AM CST   SUNSET   512 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         +0.3

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        8200 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT