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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CST TUE DEC 17 2002

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 16 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         64    335 PM  77    1924  51     13       55       
  MINIMUM         41    558 AM   5    1989  31     10       46       
  AVERAGE         53                        41     12       51      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.11  -0.11     3.54    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.68                      1.98   0.70     5.48    
  SINCE DEC 1      2.68                      1.98   0.70     5.48    
  SINCE JAN 1     41.14                     42.46  -1.32    40.32    
                                                                     
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       12                        24    -12       14       
  MONTH TO DATE  358                       357      1      233       
  SINCE DEC 1    358                       357      1      233       
  SINCE JUL 1   1049                       973     76      675       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     9   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    10   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     73           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    87                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        77      1908                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   31         9      1901                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 17 2002......SUNRISE   720 AM CST   SUNSET   507 PM CST   
DECEMBER 18 2002......SUNRISE   721 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      19.3         -0.2

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        5900 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT