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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
405 AM CST FRI DEC 13 2002

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 12 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   1258 PM  75    1929  52     -2       52       
  MINIMUM         43   1159 PM  13    2000  32     11       46       
  AVERAGE         47                        42      5       49      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.49                      0.12   0.37     0.47    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.97                      1.54   0.43     1.09    
  SINCE DEC 1      1.97                      1.54   0.43     1.09    
  SINCE JAN 1     40.43                     42.02  -1.59    35.93    
                                                                     
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       18                        23     -5       16       
  MONTH TO DATE  282                       261     21      165       
  SINCE DEC 1    282                       261     21      165       
  SINCE JUL 1    973                       877     96      607       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (90)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     71          1200 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    86                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        80      1948                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   32        10      1917                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 13 2002......SUNRISE   718 AM CST   SUNSET   506 PM CST   
DECEMBER 14 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       19.6         -0.2

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        8600 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT