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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
303 AM CST THU DEC 11 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 10 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         36    358 PM  74    1929  52    -16       47       
  MINIMUM         26   1146 PM   7    1917  32     -6       36       
  AVERAGE         31                        42    -11       42      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          2.40 1960   0.12  -0.12     0.30    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.74                      1.30  -0.56     0.97    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.74                      1.30  -0.56     0.97    
  SINCE JAN 1     58.68                     41.78  16.90    43.32    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        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                                                             
  YESTERDAY       34                        23     11       23       
  MONTH TO DATE  232                       215     17      184       
  SINCE DEC 1    232                       215     17      184       
  SINCE JUL 1    804                       831    -27      634       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (330)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.6                                         

                                                                     
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)   52        77      1949                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        15      1917                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 11 2008......SUNRISE   716 AM CST   SUNSET   505 PM CST   
DECEMBER 12 2008......SUNRISE   717 AM CST   SUNSET   506 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  19.8         +0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        6800 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT