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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CDT FRI SEP 20 2002

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 19 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         83    825 AM 100    1954  84     -1       80       
  MINIMUM         65   1106 PM  40    1981  62      3       63       
  AVERAGE         74                        73      1       72      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        1.01                      0.13   0.88     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.06                      2.21  -1.15     3.82    
  SINCE SEP 1      1.06                      2.21  -1.15     3.82    
  SINCE JAN 1     35.17                     30.34   4.83    29.53    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                         9     -9        0       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                         9     -9        0       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                         9     -9        0       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        9                         8      1        7       
  MONTH TO DATE  279                       203     76      213       
  SINCE SEP 1    279                       203     76      213       
  SINCE JAN 1   2000                      1790    210     2192       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    30   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           900 AM                                     
 LOWEST     65           300 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    83                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   84        99      1954                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   62        43      1971                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 20 2002.....SUNRISE   704 AM CDT   SUNSET   717 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 21 2002.....SUNRISE   705 AM CDT   SUNSET   716 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       19.6         +0.0

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        2500 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT