942 
CDUS44 KTSA 190901
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CDT SAT OCT 19 2002

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR OCTOBER 18 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         74    153 PM  89    1991  74      0       76       
  MINIMUM         47    157 AM  26    1948  50     -3       42       
  AVERAGE         61                        62     -1       59      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.05                      0.12  -0.07     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.63                      2.16  -1.53     3.24    
  SINCE SEP 1      1.69                      5.77  -4.08     7.09    
  SINCE JAN 1     35.80                     33.90   1.90    32.80    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                         0.0     
  MONTH TO DATE    0.0                                       0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                                       0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                       0.0     
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        4                         5     -1        6       
  MONTH TO DATE   89                        54     35       85       
  SINCE SEP 1     89                        77     12      101       
  SINCE JUL 1     89                        77     12      101       
                                                                     
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY        0                         1     -1        0       
  MONTH TO DATE   65                        52     13       20       
  SINCE SEP 1    407                       327     80      264       
  SINCE JAN 1   2128                      1914    214     2243       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    97           700 PM                                     
 LOWEST     46           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    72                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   74        90      1899                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   49        29      1989                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
OCTOBER 19 2002.......SUNRISE   727 AM CDT   SUNSET   637 PM CDT   
OCTOBER 20 2002.......SUNRISE   728 AM CDT   SUNSET   636 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  19.1         -0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        9400 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT