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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CDT TUE OCT 1 2002

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR SEPTEMBER 30 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         90    338 PM  99    1953  81      9       78       
  MINIMUM         61    628 AM  37    1984  57      4       46       
  AVERAGE         76                        69      7       62      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.12  -0.12     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.06                      3.61  -2.55     3.85    
  SINCE SEP 1      1.06                      3.61  -2.55     3.85    
  SINCE JAN 1     35.17                     31.74   3.43    29.56    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         2     -2        3       
  MONTH TO DATE    0                        23    -23       16       
  SINCE SEP 1      0                        23    -23       16       
  SINCE JUL 1      0                        23    -23       16       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                         5      6        0       
  MONTH TO DATE  342                       275     67      244       
  SINCE SEP 1    342                       275     67      244       
  SINCE JAN 1   2063                      1862    201     2223       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (240)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     43           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   80        96      1953                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   57        35      1984                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER  1 2002.......SUNRISE   712 AM CDT   SUNSET   701 PM CDT   
OCTOBER  2 2002.......SUNRISE   713 AM CDT   SUNSET   700 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         -0.2

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        2300 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT