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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CDT MON AUG 5 2002

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 4 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    259 PM 110    1964  94      3      100       
  MINIMUM         75    524 AM  54    1974  72      3       74       
  AVERAGE         86                        83      3       87      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.08  -0.08    MM       
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.32  -0.32    MM       
  SINCE JUN 1      5.60                      7.79  -2.19     2.31    
  SINCE JAN 1     29.37                     25.89   3.48    24.02    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       21                        17      4       22       
  MONTH TO DATE   84                        69     15       89       
  SINCE JUN 1   1031                       953     78     1129       
  SINCE JAN 1   1270                      1161    109     1465       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (70)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           600 AM                                     
 LOWEST     42           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    71                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   94       106      1934                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   72        54      1894                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST  5 2002........SUNRISE   629 AM CDT   SUNSET   817 PM CDT   
AUGUST  6 2002........SUNRISE   630 AM CDT   SUNSET   816 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  19.3         -0.3

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        21600 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT