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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
445 AM CST THU DEC 5 2002

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...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             
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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       
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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                                                       
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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.                                          



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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 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT