000 
CDUS44 KTSA 280902
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CDT FRI JUN 28 2002

................................... 

...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JUNE 27 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             
..................................................................
TEMPERATURE (F)                                                     
 YESTERDAY                                                           
  MAXIMUM         89    512 PM 102    1954  90     -1       91       
  MINIMUM         70    657 AM  51    1974  70      0       69       
  AVERAGE         80                        80      0       80      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.63                      3.92  -1.29     2.28    
  SINCE JUN 1      2.63                      3.92  -1.29     2.28    
  SINCE JAN 1     26.40                     22.13   4.27    23.99    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       15                        15      0       15       
  MONTH TO DATE  352                       330     22      354       
  SINCE JUN 1    352                       330     22      354       
  SINCE JAN 1    591                       536     55      690       
..................................................................

WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    10   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (290)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    13   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (290)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     2.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.2                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     55           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       
..........................................................
                                                                     
THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   90       103      1988                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        55      1974                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JUNE 28 2002..........SUNRISE   605 AM CDT   SUNSET   836 PM CDT   
JUNE 29 2002..........SUNRISE   605 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.                                          



&&
...........................................................

THE ARKANSAS RIVER AT VAN BUREN 

                   OBSERVED      24 HOUR     24 HOUR
                    VALUE        CHANGE      FORECAST

 STAGE (FEET) 
  THIS MORNING  19.6         -0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        41300 
...........................................................
ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT