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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CDT THU AUG 1 2002

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR JULY 31 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         95    520 PM 109    1986  94      1       98       
  MINIMUM         76    614 AM  53    1971  72      4       77       
  AVERAGE         86                        83      3       88      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        T                         0.08  -0.08      T      
  MONTH TO DATE    2.53                      3.19  -0.66      T      
  SINCE JUN 1      5.60                      7.47  -1.87     2.31    
  SINCE JAN 1     29.37                     25.57   3.80    24.02    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       21                        18      3       23       
  MONTH TO DATE  549                       520     29      653       
  SINCE JUN 1    947                       884     63     1040       
  SINCE JAN 1   1186                      1092     94     1376       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     W (250)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SW (230)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.3                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     39           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   94       106      1896                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        60      1971                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST  1 2002........SUNRISE   626 AM CDT   SUNSET   821 PM CDT   
AUGUST  2 2002........SUNRISE   627 AM CDT   SUNSET   820 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  19.7         +0.3

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        13400 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT