000 CDUS44 KTSA 311002 CLIFSM CLIMATE REPORT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK 402 AM CST TUE DEC 31 2002 ................................... ...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 30 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 69 1141 AM 79 1951 48 21 32 MINIMUM 51 1027 PM 2 1983 28 23 21 AVERAGE 60 38 22 27 PRECIPITATION (IN) YESTERDAY 1.19 0.09 1.10 T MONTH TO DATE 5.21 3.31 1.90 5.70 SINCE DEC 1 5.21 3.31 1.90 5.70 SINCE JAN 1 43.67 43.79 -0.12 40.54 SNOWFALL (IN) YESTERDAY 0.0 T MONTH TO DATE T T SINCE DEC 1 T T SINCE JUL 1 T T DEGREE DAYS HEATING YESTERDAY 5 27 -22 38 MONTH TO DATE 648 718 -70 596 SINCE DEC 1 648 718 -70 596 SINCE JUL 1 1339 1334 5 1038 .................................................................. WIND (MPH) HIGHEST WIND SPEED 30 HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION N (20) HIGHEST GUST SPEED 35 HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION N (350) AVERAGE WIND SPEED 10.2 SKY COVER POSSIBLE SUNSHINE MM AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7 WEATHER CONDITIONS THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY. THUNDERSTORM HEAVY RAIN RAIN LIGHT RAIN FOG RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT) HIGHEST 100 900 PM LOWEST 70 1100 AM AVERAGE 85 .......................................................... THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY NORMAL RECORD YEAR MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 48 82 1951 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F) 28 6 1927 SUNRISE AND SUNSET DECEMBER 31 2002......SUNRISE 726 AM CST SUNSET 515 PM CST JANUARY 1 2003.......SUNRISE 726 AM CST SUNSET 516 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 19.4 +0.2 MEAN FLOW (CFS) TODAY 4700 ........................................................... ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT