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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CDT FRI AUG 9 2002

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 8 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         91    344 PM 108    1970  94     -3       99       
  MINIMUM         65    549 AM  55    1989  71     -6       74       
  AVERAGE         78                        83     -5       87      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.08  -0.08     0.11    
  MONTH TO DATE    0.00                      0.64  -0.64     0.16    
  SINCE JUN 1      5.60                      8.11  -2.51     2.47    
  SINCE JAN 1     29.37                     26.21   3.16    24.18    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       13                        17     -4       22       
  MONTH TO DATE  155                       137     18      171       
  SINCE JUN 1   1102                      1021     81     1211       
  SINCE JAN 1   1341                      1229    112     1547       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (100)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    20   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST    93           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     38           100 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    66                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   94       109      1936                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        55      1989                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST  9 2002........SUNRISE   632 AM CDT   SUNSET   813 PM CDT   
AUGUST 10 2002........SUNRISE   633 AM CDT   SUNSET   812 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         +0.0

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        13000 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT