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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CDT WED AUG 21 2002

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 20 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         96    211 PM 106    1993  92      4       99       
  MINIMUM         74    426 AM  58    1953  70      4       70       
  AVERAGE         85                        81      4       85      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.98                      1.59   1.39     1.53    
  SINCE JUN 1      8.58                      9.06  -0.48     3.84    
  SINCE JAN 1     32.35                     27.16   5.19    25.55    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       20                        16      4       20       
  MONTH TO DATE  351                       335     16      396       
  SINCE JUN 1   1298                      1219     79     1436       
  SINCE JAN 1   1537                      1427    110     1772       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    15   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (100)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (100)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.5                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     56          1200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    78                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   92       106      1993                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   70        56      1956                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 21 2002........SUNRISE   641 AM CDT   SUNSET   759 PM CDT   
AUGUST 22 2002........SUNRISE   642 AM CDT   SUNSET   758 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  19.2         -0.2

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        7900 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT