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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CDT SAT JUL 20 2002

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 19 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         93    442 PM 106    1936  93      0      100       
  MINIMUM         69    151 AM  62    1984  72     -3       77       
  AVERAGE         81                        83     -2       89      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.10  -0.10      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    2.12                      2.09   0.03      T      
  SINCE JUN 1      5.19                      6.37  -1.18     2.31    
  SINCE JAN 1     28.96                     24.47   4.49    24.02    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       16                        17     -1       24       
  MONTH TO DATE  309                       311     -2      377       
  SINCE JUN 1    707                       675     32      764       
  SINCE JAN 1    946                       883     63     1100       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.0                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     52           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   93       105      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        59      1947                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY 20 2002..........SUNRISE   617 AM CDT   SUNSET   830 PM CDT   
JULY 21 2002..........SUNRISE   618 AM CDT   SUNSET   829 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  19.0         -0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        14300 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT