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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
430 AM CST THU DEC 26 2002

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 25 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         41    345 PM  75    1889  49     -8       38       
  MINIMUM         21    750 AM  -1    1983  29     -8       20       
  AVERAGE         31                        39     -8       29      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.02                      2.86   1.16     5.70    
  SINCE DEC 1      4.02                      2.86   1.16     5.70    
  SINCE JAN 1     42.48                     43.34  -0.86    40.54    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                       0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    T                                         0.0     
  SINCE DEC 1      T                                         0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      T                                         0.0     
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       34                        26      8       36       
  MONTH TO DATE  543                       585    -42      441       
  SINCE DEC 1    543                       585    -42      441       
  SINCE JUL 1   1234                      1201     33      883       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    22   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (280)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    92           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     59           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        79      1889                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29         2      1892                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 26 2002......SUNRISE   725 AM CST   SUNSET   512 PM CST   
DECEMBER 27 2002......SUNRISE   725 AM CST   SUNSET   512 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                                        3800 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT