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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CDT SUN SEP 29 2002

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 28 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         91    256 PM 104    1953  81     10       82       
  MINIMUM         61    638 AM  39    1967  58      3       49       
  AVERAGE         76                        70      6       66      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.06                      3.37  -2.31     3.85    
  SINCE SEP 1      1.06                      3.37  -2.31     3.85    
  SINCE JAN 1     35.17                     31.50   3.67    29.56    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        0       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        19    -19       13       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                        19    -19       13       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                        19    -19       13       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                         6      5        1       
  MONTH TO DATE  319                       265     54      243       
  SINCE SEP 1    319                       265     54      243       
  SINCE JAN 1   2040                      1852    188     2222       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     41           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   81       100      1953                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   58        33      1967                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
SEPTEMBER 29 2002.....SUNRISE   711 AM CDT   SUNSET   704 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER 30 2002.....SUNRISE   711 AM CDT   SUNSET   703 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  19.4         +0.0

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        4700 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT