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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
530 AM CDT THU AUG 8 2002

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 7 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         93    407 PM 107    1954  94     -1       95       
  MINIMUM         73   1159 PM  62    1993  71      2       73       
  AVERAGE         83                        83      0       84      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.08  -0.08     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.56  -0.56     0.05    
  SINCE JUN 1      5.60                      8.03  -2.43     2.36    
  SINCE JAN 1     29.37                     26.13   3.24    24.07    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       18                        17      1       19       
  MONTH TO DATE  142                       120     22      149       
  SINCE JUN 1   1089                      1004     85     1189       
  SINCE JAN 1   1328                      1212    116     1525       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    17   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    21   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (90)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     8.2                                         
                                                                     
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           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     46           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    70                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   94       108      1970                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        55      1989                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST  8 2002........SUNRISE   631 AM CDT   SUNSET   814 PM CDT   
AUGUST  9 2002........SUNRISE   632 AM CDT   SUNSET   813 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                                        14700 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT