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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
500 AM CDT WED JUL 31 2002

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 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         91    545 PM 109    1986  94     -3      102       
  MINIMUM         72    754 AM  58    1965  72      0       75       
  AVERAGE         82                        83     -1       89      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.39                      0.09   0.30     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.53                      3.11  -0.58      T      
  SINCE JUN 1      5.60                      7.39  -1.79     2.31    
  SINCE JAN 1     29.37                     25.49   3.88    24.02    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       17                        18     -1       24       
  MONTH TO DATE  528                       502     26      630       
  SINCE JUN 1    926                       866     60     1017       
  SINCE JAN 1   1165                      1074     91     1353       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    28   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    35   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (220)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
  FOG W/VISIBILITY <= 1/4 MILE                                       
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     59           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    80                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   94       109      1986                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        53      1971                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY 31 2002..........SUNRISE   625 AM CDT   SUNSET   822 PM CDT   
AUGUST  1 2002........SUNRISE   626 AM CDT   SUNSET   821 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  19.5         -0.6

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        16000 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT