285 CDUS44 KTSA 051048 CLIFSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 445 AM CST THU DEC 5 2002 ................................... ...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 4 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 .................................................................. TEMPERATURE (F) YESTERDAY MAXIMUM 40 1234 PM 79 2001 54 -14 79 MINIMUM 30 1159 PM 14 1897 34 -4 57 AVERAGE 35 44 -9 68 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.51 0.13 0.38 0.00 MONTH TO DATE 1.43 0.55 0.88 T SINCE DEC 1 1.43 0.55 0.88 T SINCE JAN 1 39.89 41.03 -1.14 34.84 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY T 0.0 MONTH TO DATE T 0.0 SINCE DEC 1 T 0.0 SINCE JUL 1 T 0.0 DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 30 21 9 0 MONTH TO DATE 93 83 10 37 SINCE DEC 1 93 83 10 37 SINCE JUL 1 784 699 85 479 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 18 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION E (100) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 22 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION E (90) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 9.4 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. HEAVY RAIN RAIN LIGHT RAIN LIGHT SNOW FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 200 AM LOWEST 78 1000 PM AVERAGE 89 .......................................................... THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 54 79 1998 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 34 8 1886 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 5 2002......SUNRISE 711 AM CST SUNSET 505 PM CST DECEMBER 6 2002......SUNRISE 712 AM CST SUNSET 505 PM CST - INDICATES NEGATIVE NUMBERS. R INDICATES RECORD WAS SET OR TIED. MM INDICATES DATA IS MISSING. T INDICATES TRACE AMOUNT. && ........................................................... THE ARKANSAS RIVER AT VAN BUREN OBSERVED 24 HOUR 24 HOUR VALUE CHANGE FORECAST STAGE (FEET) THIS MORNING 19.2 -0.4 MEAN FLOW (CFS) TODAY 6500 ........................................................... ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT