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CDUS44 KTSA 061005
CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
405 AM CST WED NOV 6 2002

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 5 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         52    245 PM  85    1989  66    -14       76       
  MINIMUM         42   1153 PM  22    1976  43     -1       49       
  AVERAGE         47                        55     -8       63      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.10                      0.16  -0.06     0.01    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.14                      0.77   0.37     0.23    
  SINCE SEP 1      4.28                      8.32  -4.04     7.32    
  SINCE JAN 1     38.39                     36.45   1.94    33.03    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY       MM                                        MM       
  MONTH TO DATE   MM                                         0.0     
  SINCE SEP 1      0.0                                       0.0     
  SINCE JUL 1      0.0                                       0.0     
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 HEATING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       18                        11      7        2       
  MONTH TO DATE   92                        52     40        2       
  SINCE SEP 1    288                       220     68      178       
  SINCE JUL 1    288                       220     68      178       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    21   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (280)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     W (270)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.9                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           100 AM                                     
 LOWEST     83           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    92                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   66        83      1980                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   43        21      1959                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER  6 2002......SUNRISE   644 AM CST   SUNSET   518 PM CST   
NOVEMBER  7 2002......SUNRISE   645 AM CST   SUNSET   517 PM CST   
                                                                    
-  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  19.2         -0.3

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        11700 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT