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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CDT MON AUG 26 2002

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 25 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         89    423 PM 104    1963  91     -2      101       
  MINIMUM         69    503 AM  52    1891  69      0       73       
  AVERAGE         79                        80     -1       87      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.76                      0.09   1.67     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.74                      2.00   2.74     1.53    
  SINCE JUN 1     10.34                      9.47   0.87     3.84    
  SINCE JAN 1     34.11                     27.57   6.54    25.55    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       14                        15     -1       22       
  MONTH TO DATE  448                       411     37      502       
  SINCE JUN 1   1395                      1295    100     1542       
  SINCE JAN 1   1634                      1503    131     1878       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    37   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    47   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     68           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    84                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   91       106      1999                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   69        55      1985                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 26 2002........SUNRISE   645 AM CDT   SUNSET   753 PM CDT   
AUGUST 27 2002........SUNRISE   646 AM CDT   SUNSET   751 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  19.8         +0.3

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        12600 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT