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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CST MON DEC 18 2006

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 17 2006...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1882 TO 2006

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         76   1251 PM  77    1908  50     26       46       
  MINIMUM         55    318 AM   9    1901  31     24       31       
  AVERAGE         66                        41     25       39      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.01                      2.09  -2.08     0.26    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.01                      2.09  -2.08     0.26    
  SINCE JAN 1     47.65                     42.57   5.08    30.59    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                       0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                        T      
  SINCE DEC 1      0.0                                        T      
  SINCE JUL 1      0.5                                        T      
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                        24    -24       26       
  MONTH TO DATE  325                       381    -56      470       
  SINCE DEC 1    325                       381    -56      470       
  SINCE JUL 1    844                       997   -153      954       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (180)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     50           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       
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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        11      1901                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 18 2006......SUNRISE   721 AM CST   SUNSET   507 PM CST   
DECEMBER 19 2006......SUNRISE   721 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  19.1         -0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        4200 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT