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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
405 AM CST SAT DEC 14 2002

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 13 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         48    421 PM  80    1948  51     -3       55       
  MINIMUM         35   1159 PM  10    1917  32      3       48       
  AVERAGE         42                        41      1       52      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.71                      0.11   0.60     0.20    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.68                      1.65   1.03     1.29    
  SINCE DEC 1      2.68                      1.65   1.03     1.29    
  SINCE JAN 1     41.14                     42.13  -0.99    36.13    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                        MM       
  MONTH TO DATE    T                                         0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      T                                         0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      T                                         0.0     
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       23                        24     -1       13       
  MONTH TO DATE  305                       285     20      178       
  SINCE DEC 1    305                       285     20      178       
  SINCE JUL 1    996                       901     95      620       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    18   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NW (310)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.8                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     76           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    88                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        76      1889                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31         6      1958                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 14 2002......SUNRISE   718 AM CST   SUNSET   506 PM CST   
DECEMBER 15 2002......SUNRISE   719 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      19.3         -0.2

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        9300 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT