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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
430 AM CDT WED AUG 7 2002

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 6 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         98    352 PM 107    1970  94      4       96       
  MINIMUM         74    512 AM  54    1894  72      2       70       
  AVERAGE         86                        83      3       83      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.08  -0.08     0.05    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.48  -0.48     0.05    
  SINCE JUN 1      5.60                      7.95  -2.35     2.36    
  SINCE JAN 1     29.37                     26.05   3.32    24.07    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       21                        17      4       18       
  MONTH TO DATE  124                       103     21      130       
  SINCE JUN 1   1071                       987     84     1170       
  SINCE JAN 1   1310                      1195    115     1506       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    20   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    23   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.3                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    94           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     40           400 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    67                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   94       107      1954                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        62      1993                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST  7 2002........SUNRISE   631 AM CDT   SUNSET   815 PM CDT   
AUGUST  8 2002........SUNRISE   631 AM CDT   SUNSET   814 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      19.5         +0.0

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        17500 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT