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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
503 AM CDT THU JUL 18 2002

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 17 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         83    400 PM 108    1954  93    -10      100       
  MINIMUM         71    129 AM  59    1976  72     -1       76       
  AVERAGE         77                        82     -5       88      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.34                      0.10   0.24     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    1.73                      1.89  -0.16      T      
  SINCE JUN 1      4.80                      6.17  -1.17     2.31    
  SINCE JAN 1     28.57                     24.27   4.30    24.02    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       12                        17     -5       23       
  MONTH TO DATE  278                       277      1      329       
  SINCE JUN 1    676                       641     35      716       
  SINCE JAN 1    915                       849     66     1052       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    24   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (210)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.7                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           800 AM                                     
 LOWEST     74           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    87                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   93       110      1936                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        62      1984                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
JULY 18 2002..........SUNRISE   616 AM CDT   SUNSET   831 PM CDT   
JULY 19 2002..........SUNRISE   617 AM CDT   SUNSET   831 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       19.8         +0.3

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