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CLIFSM
CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
418 PM CST THU NOV 26 2009
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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 26 2009...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.
CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1882 TO 2009
WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         55    252 PM  82    1965  57     -2       68       
  MINIMUM         31    643 AM  17    1975  36     -5       39       
  AVERAGE         43                        47     -4       54      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00          1.90 1893   0.15  -0.15     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.33                      4.20  -2.87     2.02    
  SINCE SEP 1     18.82                     11.75   7.07    13.78    
  SINCE JAN 1     53.33                     39.88  13.45    57.94    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            0.0                                       0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                       0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                                       0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                       0.0     
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  TODAY           22                        19      3       11       
  MONTH TO DATE  215                       370   -155      364       
  SINCE SEP 1    433                       538   -105      491       
  SINCE JUL 1    433                       538   -105      491       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (300)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    75           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     29           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    52                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        81      1964                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        13      1975                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER 26 2009......SUNRISE   703 AM CST   SUNSET   506 PM CST   
NOVEMBER 27 2009......SUNRISE   704 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 AFTERNOON  19.3         +0.1
MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        31200 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT