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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CST TUE DEC 24 2002

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 23 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         43    817 AM  75    1889  49     -6       45       
  MINIMUM         36    229 PM  -5    1989  29      7       27       
  AVERAGE         40                        39      1       36      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.01                      0.09   0.92     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    3.83                      2.68   1.15     5.70    
  SINCE DEC 1      3.83                      2.68   1.15     5.70    
  SINCE JAN 1     42.29                     43.16  -0.87    40.54    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                         0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                                         0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      T                                         0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      T                                         0.0     
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       25                        26     -1       29       
  MONTH TO DATE  477                       533    -56      374       
  SINCE DEC 1    477                       533    -56      374       
  SINCE JUL 1   1168                      1149     19      816       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    23   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    29   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (70)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    11.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           200 PM                                     
 LOWEST     49           800 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    75                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        80      1955                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29         0      1983                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 24 2002......SUNRISE   724 AM CST   SUNSET   510 PM CST   
DECEMBER 25 2002......SUNRISE   724 AM CST   SUNSET   511 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         +0.3

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        9200 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT