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CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
405 AM CST SUN NOV 10 2002

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR NOVEMBER 9 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         78    418 PM  83    1980  64     14       59       
  MINIMUM         65    708 AM  21    1991  41     24       52       
  AVERAGE         72                        53     19       56      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.16  -0.16     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.15                      1.41  -0.26     0.25    
  SINCE SEP 1      4.29                      8.96  -4.67     7.34    
  SINCE JAN 1     38.40                     37.09   1.31    33.05    
                                                                     
SNOWFALL (IN)                                                        
  YESTERDAY        0.0                                       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        0                        13    -13        9       
  MONTH TO DATE  131                       100     31       19       
  SINCE SEP 1    327                       268     59      195       
  SINCE JUL 1    327                       268     59      195       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    25   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    36   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED    14.1                                         
                                                                     
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    78           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     48           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    63                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   64        84      1989                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   41        22      1950                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
NOVEMBER 10 2002......SUNRISE   648 AM CST   SUNSET   515 PM CST   
NOVEMBER 11 2002......SUNRISE   649 AM CST   SUNSET   514 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       19.1         -0.6

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        5200 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT