036 CDUS44 KTSA 231008 CLIFSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 400 AM CST MON DEC 23 2002 ................................... ...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 22 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 51 352 PM 73 1996 49 2 67 MINIMUM 29 747 AM 1 1989 30 -1 36 AVERAGE 40 40 0 52 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 0.00 0.10 -0.10 0.01 MONTH TO DATE 2.82 2.59 0.23 5.70 SINCE DEC 1 2.82 2.59 0.23 5.70 SINCE JAN 1 41.28 43.07 -1.79 40.54 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 25 26 -1 13 MONTH TO DATE 452 507 -55 345 SINCE DEC 1 452 507 -55 345 SINCE JUL 1 1143 1123 20 787 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 14 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION W (280) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 17 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION W (290) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 5.0 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED. RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 85 600 AM LOWEST 32 200 PM AVERAGE 59 .......................................................... THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 49 75 1889 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 29 -5 1989 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 23 2002......SUNRISE 723 AM CST SUNSET 510 PM CST DECEMBER 24 2002......SUNRISE 724 AM CST SUNSET 510 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 19.3 +0.0 MEAN FLOW (CFS) TODAY 5200 ........................................................... ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT