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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
402 AM CST TUE DEC 31 2002

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR DECEMBER 30 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         69   1141 AM  79    1951  48     21       32       
  MINIMUM         51   1027 PM   2    1983  28     23       21       
  AVERAGE         60                        38     22       27      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.19                      0.09   1.10      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    5.21                      3.31   1.90     5.70    
  SINCE DEC 1      5.21                      3.31   1.90     5.70    
  SINCE JAN 1     43.67                     43.79  -0.12    40.54    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                        T      
  MONTH TO DATE    T                                          T      
  SINCE DEC 1      T                                          T      
  SINCE JUL 1      T                                          T      
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                        27    -22       38       
  MONTH TO DATE  648                       718    -70      596       
  SINCE DEC 1    648                       718    -70      596       
  SINCE JUL 1   1339                      1334      5     1038       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     N (20)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (350)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    10.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           900 PM                                     
 LOWEST     70          1100 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    85                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   48        82      1951                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   28         6      1927                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
DECEMBER 31 2002......SUNRISE   726 AM CST   SUNSET   515 PM CST   
JANUARY  1 2003.......SUNRISE   726 AM CST   SUNSET   516 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       19.4         +0.2

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