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CDUS44 KTSA 261007
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
410 AM CST TUE NOV 26 2002

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 25 2002...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000
CLIMATE RECORD PERIOD 1882 TO 2002

WEATHER ITEM   OBSERVED TIME   RECORD YEAR NORMAL DEPARTURE LAST     
                VALUE   (LST)  VALUE       VALUE  FROM      YEAR     
                                                  NORMAL             
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TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         48   1206 AM  81    1965  57     -9       71       
  MINIMUM         38    928 AM  17    1950  36      2       38       
  AVERAGE         43                        47     -4       55      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.06                      0.16  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.21                      4.05  -2.84     1.12    
  SINCE SEP 1      4.35                     11.60  -7.25     8.21    
  SINCE JAN 1     38.46                     39.73  -1.27    33.92    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                         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                                                             
  YESTERDAY       22                        18      4       10       
  MONTH TO DATE  368                       351     17      159       
  SINCE SEP 1    564                       519     45      335       
  SINCE JUL 1    564                       519     45      335       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (340)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (340)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    85           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     56          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        82      1965                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   36        17      1975                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER 26 2002......SUNRISE   703 AM CST   SUNSET   506 PM CST   
NOVEMBER 27 2002......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 MORNING  19.7         +0.5

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        2800 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT