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CDUS44 KTSA 150904
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CDT THU AUG 15 2002

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 14 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         78    331 PM 106    1923  93    -15       94       
  MINIMUM         67    652 AM  55    1967  71     -4       68       
  AVERAGE         73                        82     -9       81      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.44                      0.08   0.36     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.96                      1.11   1.85     1.19    
  SINCE JUN 1      8.56                      8.58  -0.02     3.50    
  SINCE JAN 1     32.33                     26.68   5.65    25.21    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        8                        17     -9       16       
  MONTH TO DATE  241                       239      2      292       
  SINCE JUN 1   1188                      1123     65     1332       
  SINCE JAN 1   1427                      1331     96     1668       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (90)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 1.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     76           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    88                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   93       106      1956                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        55      1992                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 15 2002........SUNRISE   637 AM CDT   SUNSET   806 PM CDT   
AUGUST 16 2002........SUNRISE   638 AM CDT   SUNSET   805 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  20.1         +0.3

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        23200 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT