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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
300 AM CST FRI DEC 19 2008


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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 18 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         46   1159 PM  74    1889  50     -4       60       
  MINIMUM         36    634 AM   8    1964  30      6       33       
  AVERAGE         41                        40      1       47      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.04          2.51 1924   0.10  -0.06     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.98                      2.19  -1.21     3.36    
  SINCE DEC 1      0.98                      2.19  -1.21     3.36    
  SINCE JAN 1     58.92                     42.67  16.25    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       24                        25     -1       18       
  MONTH TO DATE  440                       406     34      383       
  SINCE DEC 1    440                       406     34      383       
  SINCE JUL 1   1012                      1022    -10      833       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     9.8                                         

                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER  MM                                              

                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                

                                                                     
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)   50        77      1978                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30         7      1929                    

                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 19 2008......SUNRISE   722 AM CST   SUNSET   508 PM CST   
DECEMBER 20 2008......SUNRISE   722 AM CST   SUNSET   509 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                                        7300 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT