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CDUS44 KTSA 170911
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CDT SAT AUG 17 2002

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 16 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    416 PM 109    1956  93     -2       93       
  MINIMUM         72    623 AM  53    1992  71      1       71       
  AVERAGE         82                        82      0       82      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.02                      0.08  -0.06     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.98                      1.27   1.71     1.53    
  SINCE JUN 1      8.58                      8.74  -0.16     3.84    
  SINCE JAN 1     32.35                     26.84   5.51    25.55    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       17                        16      1       17       
  MONTH TO DATE  273                       271      2      327       
  SINCE JUN 1   1220                      1155     65     1367       
  SINCE JAN 1   1459                      1363     96     1703       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (110)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    13   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (110)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.6                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     59           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    80                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   93       108      1909                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        54      1992                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 17 2002........SUNRISE   638 AM CDT   SUNSET   804 PM CDT   
AUGUST 18 2002........SUNRISE   639 AM CDT   SUNSET   803 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       19.7         +0.6

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        7600 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT