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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
414 PM CST SAT DEC 28 2002

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 28 2002...
VALID TODAY AS OF 0400 PM LOCAL TIME.

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)                                                     
 TODAY                                                               
  MAXIMUM         57    227 PM  74    1928  48      9       58       
  MINIMUM         23    750 AM   3    1894  29     -6       23       
  AVERAGE         40                        38      2       41      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  TODAY            0.00                      0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.02                      3.13   0.89     5.70    
  SINCE DEC 1      4.02                      3.13   0.89     5.70    
  SINCE JAN 1     42.48                     43.61  -1.13    40.54    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  TODAY            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                                                             
  TODAY           25                        27     -2       24       
  MONTH TO DATE  626                       664    -38      529       
  SINCE DEC 1    626                       664    -38      529       
  SINCE JUL 1   1317                      1280     37      971       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED     8   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED     9   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED TODAY.                            
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    96           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     46           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TOMORROW
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        77      1984                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   29         5      1983                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 28 2002......SUNRISE   725 AM CST   SUNSET   513 PM CST   
DECEMBER 29 2002......SUNRISE   726 AM CST   SUNSET   514 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 AFTERNOON  19.6         +0.0

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        3900 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT