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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CDT FRI AUG 2 2002

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 1 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         97    407 PM 106    1896  94      3       99       
  MINIMUM         75    540 AM  60    1971  72      3       77       
  AVERAGE         86                        83      3       88      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.08  -0.08    MM       
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.08  -0.08    MM       
  SINCE JUN 1      5.60                      7.55  -1.95     2.31    
  SINCE JAN 1     29.37                     25.65   3.72    24.02    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       21                        18      3       23       
  MONTH TO DATE   21                        18      3       23       
  SINCE JUN 1    968                       902     66     1063       
  SINCE JAN 1   1207                      1110     97     1399       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     S (200)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    15   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (170)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     4.2                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     42           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   94       105      1896                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        56      1965                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST  2 2002........SUNRISE   627 AM CDT   SUNSET   820 PM CDT   
AUGUST  3 2002........SUNRISE   628 AM CDT   SUNSET   819 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  20.0         +0.3

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        14300 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT