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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CST MON DEC 30 2002

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 29 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         66   1159 PM  77    1984  48     18       44       
  MINIMUM         30    624 AM   5    1983  29      1       28       
  AVERAGE         48                        38     10       36      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T                         0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.02                      3.22   0.80     5.70    
  SINCE DEC 1      4.02                      3.22   0.80     5.70    
  SINCE JAN 1     42.48                     43.70  -1.22    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       17                        27    -10       29       
  MONTH TO DATE  643                       691    -48      558       
  SINCE DEC 1    643                       691    -48      558       
  SINCE JUL 1   1334                      1307     27     1000       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    22   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    28   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (200)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           700 AM                                     
 LOWEST     63           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    82                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        79      1951                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28         2      1983                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 30 2002......SUNRISE   726 AM CST   SUNSET   514 PM CST   
DECEMBER 31 2002......SUNRISE   726 AM CST   SUNSET   515 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  19.2         -0.4

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        4700 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT