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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CDT FRI JUN 7 2002

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JUNE 6 2002...

CLIMATE NORMAL PERIOD 1971 TO 2000 SNOW/HEATING DEGREE DAYS 1961-1990
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         83    358 PM 101    1911  86     -3       84       
  MINIMUM         66    526 AM  52    2000  65      1       69       
  AVERAGE         75                        76     -1       77      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.57                      0.97   0.60     0.00    
  SINCE JUN 1      1.57                      0.97   0.60     0.00    
  SINCE JAN 1     25.34                     19.18   6.16    21.71    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       10                        11     -1       12       
  MONTH TO DATE   77                        61     16       68       
  SINCE JUN 1     77                        61     16       68       
  SINCE JAN 1    316                       267     49      404       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (100)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    13   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (90)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     43           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   86        98      1911                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   65        50      1983                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JUNE  7 2002..........SUNRISE   602 AM CDT   SUNSET   830 PM CDT   
JUNE  8 2002..........SUNRISE   602 AM CDT   SUNSET   831 PM CDT   
                                                                    
-  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         -0.6

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        63500 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT