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CDUS44 KTSA 280908
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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CDT SAT SEP 28 2002

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 27 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         87    426 PM  98    1954  82      5       79       
  MINIMUM         54    530 AM  38    1942  59     -5       48       
  AVERAGE         71                        70      1       64      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.13  -0.13     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.06                      3.25  -2.19     3.85    
  SINCE SEP 1      1.06                      3.25  -2.19     3.85    
  SINCE JAN 1     35.17                     31.38   3.79    29.56    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        1       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        17    -17       13       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                        17    -17       13       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                        17    -17       13       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        6                         6      0        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  308                       259     49      242       
  SINCE SEP 1    308                       259     49      242       
  SINCE JAN 1   2029                      1846    183     2221       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.1                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     34           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    64                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81       104      1953                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        39      1967                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 28 2002.....SUNRISE   710 AM CDT   SUNSET   706 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 29 2002.....SUNRISE   711 AM CDT   SUNSET   704 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  19.5         +0.0

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        5500 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT