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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CST WED DEC 18 2002

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 17 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         72    403 PM  77    1908  50     22       54       
  MINIMUM         44    612 AM   9    1901  31     13       37       
  AVERAGE         58                        41     17       46      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02                      0.11  -0.09     0.21    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.70                      2.09   0.61     5.69    
  SINCE DEC 1      2.70                      2.09   0.61     5.69    
  SINCE JAN 1     41.16                     42.57  -1.41    40.53    
                                                                     
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        7                        24    -17       19       
  MONTH TO DATE  365                       381    -16      252       
  SINCE DEC 1    365                       381    -16      252       
  SINCE JUL 1   1056                       997     59      694       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     53           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    77                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   50        74      1889                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   30        11      1901                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 18 2002......SUNRISE   721 AM CST   SUNSET   507 PM CST   
DECEMBER 19 2002......SUNRISE   721 AM CST   SUNSET   508 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       19.5         +0.2

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        4000 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT