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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
415 AM CDT MON JUN 24 2002

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JUNE 23 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         91    153 PM 102    1988  89      2       87       
  MINIMUM         68    536 AM  55    1902  69     -1       60       
  AVERAGE         80                        79      1       74      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.47                      3.40  -0.93     2.28    
  SINCE JUN 1      2.47                      3.40  -0.93     2.28    
  SINCE JAN 1     26.24                     21.61   4.63    23.99    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       15                        14      1        9       
  MONTH TO DATE  296                       272     24      295       
  SINCE JUN 1    296                       272     24      295       
  SINCE JAN 1    535                       478     57      631       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (100)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    97           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     38          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    68                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   89       103      1953                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        53      1974                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JUNE 24 2002..........SUNRISE   604 AM CDT   SUNSET   836 PM CDT   
JUNE 25 2002..........SUNRISE   604 AM CDT   SUNSET   836 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      19.3         +0.0

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        85500 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT