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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CST THU DEC 12 2002

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 11 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         50    327 PM  77    1949  52     -2       55       
  MINIMUM         37   1216 AM  15    1917  32      5       32       
  AVERAGE         44                        42      2       44      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.12  -0.12     0.25    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.48                      1.42   0.06     0.62    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.48                      1.42   0.06     0.62    
  SINCE JAN 1     39.94                     41.90  -1.96    35.46    
                                                                     
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       21                        23     -2       21       
  MONTH TO DATE  264                       238     26      149       
  SINCE DEC 1    264                       238     26      149       
  SINCE JUL 1    955                       854    101      591       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    13   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     61          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    81                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   52        75      1929                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        13      2000                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 12 2002......SUNRISE   717 AM CST   SUNSET   506 PM CST   
DECEMBER 13 2002......SUNRISE   718 AM CST   SUNSET   506 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  19.8         +0.2

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        7700 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT