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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
302 AM CST SUN DEC 14 2008

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 13 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         61   1159 PM  80    1948  51     10       43       
  MINIMUM         36    353 AM  10    1958  32      4       32       
                                      1917                          
  AVERAGE         49                        41      8       38      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00          5.02 1927   0.11  -0.11     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.74                      1.65  -0.91     2.53    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.74                      1.65  -0.91     2.53    
  SINCE JAN 1     58.68                     42.13  16.55    44.88    
                                                                     
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       16                        24     -8       27       
  MONTH TO DATE  298                       285     13      251       
  SINCE DEC 1    298                       285     13      251       
  SINCE JUL 1    870                       901    -31      701       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (170)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    26   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.1                                         

                                                                     
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)   51        76      1889                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31         6      1958                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 14 2008......SUNRISE   719 AM CST   SUNSET   506 PM CST   
DECEMBER 15 2008......SUNRISE   719 AM CST   SUNSET   507 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       19.7         +0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        5200 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT