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CDUS44 KTSA 071007
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CST SAT DEC 7 2002

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 6 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         47    315 PM  77    1932  53     -6       68       
  MINIMUM         21    518 AM   9    1950  33    -12       48       
  AVERAGE         34                        43     -9       58      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.43                      0.81   0.62     0.16    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.43                      0.81   0.62     0.16    
  SINCE JAN 1     39.89                     41.29  -1.40    35.00    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                      MM       
  MONTH TO DATE    T                                         0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      T                                         0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      T                                         0.0     
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       31                        22      9        7       
  MONTH TO DATE  155                       126     29       44       
  SINCE DEC 1    155                       126     29       44       
  SINCE JUL 1    846                       742    104      486       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     8   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED     9   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1100 PM                                     
 LOWEST     53           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   53        81      1966                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   33         6      1950                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER  7 2002......SUNRISE   713 AM CST   SUNSET   505 PM CST   
DECEMBER  8 2002......SUNRISE   714 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.                                          



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THE ARKANSAS RIVER AT VAN BUREN 

                   OBSERVED      24 HOUR     24 HOUR
                    VALUE        CHANGE      FORECAST

 STAGE (FEET) 
  THIS MORNING  19.3         +0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        6300 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT