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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CDT FRI SEP 27 2002

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 26 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         85    433 PM  96    1954  82      3       76       
  MINIMUM         55    610 AM  40    1982  59     -4       45       
  AVERAGE         70                        70      0       61      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.13  -0.13     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.06                      3.12  -2.06     3.84    
  SINCE SEP 1      1.06                      3.12  -2.06     3.84    
  SINCE JAN 1     35.17                     31.25   3.92    29.55    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        4       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        16    -16       12       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                        16    -16       12       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                        16    -16       12       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        5                         6     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  302                       253     49      242       
  SINCE SEP 1    302                       253     49      242       
  SINCE JAN 1   2023                      1840    183     2221       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (30)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     N (20)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.8                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     44           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   82        98      1954                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   59        38      1942                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 27 2002.....SUNRISE   709 AM CDT   SUNSET   707 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 28 2002.....SUNRISE   710 AM CDT   SUNSET   706 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         +0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        7500 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT