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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
405 AM CST MON DEC 16 2002

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 15 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         63    415 PM  79    1948  51     12       48       
  MINIMUM         30    601 AM   1    1916  31     -1       38       
  AVERAGE         47                        41      6       43      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.11  -0.11     0.65    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.68                      1.87   0.81     1.94    
  SINCE DEC 1      2.68                      1.87   0.81     1.94    
  SINCE JAN 1     41.14                     42.35  -1.21    36.78    
                                                                     
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                        24     -6       22       
  MONTH TO DATE  346                       333     13      219       
  SINCE DEC 1    346                       333     13      219       
  SINCE JUL 1   1037                       949     88      661       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     8   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED     9   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     51           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   51        77      1924                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31         5      1989                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 16 2002......SUNRISE   720 AM CST   SUNSET   507 PM CST   
DECEMBER 17 2002......SUNRISE   720 AM CST   SUNSET   507 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                                        4400 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT