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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CDT WED AUG 14 2002

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 13 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         83    959 AM 105    1930  93    -10       96       
  MINIMUM         68   1159 PM  51    1967  71     -3       73       
  AVERAGE         76                        82     -6       85      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        2.52                      0.08   2.44     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.52                      1.03   1.49     1.19    
  SINCE JUN 1      8.12                      8.50  -0.38     3.50    
  SINCE JAN 1     31.89                     26.60   5.29    25.21    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       11                        17     -6       20       
  MONTH TO DATE  233                       222     11      276       
  SINCE JUN 1   1180                      1106     74     1316       
  SINCE JAN 1   1419                      1314    105     1652       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    29   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    NE (40)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    37   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (50)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     7.9                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.4                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  THUNDERSTORM                                                       
  HEAVY RAIN                                                         
  RAIN                                                               
  LIGHT RAIN                                                         
  FOG                                                                
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           500 AM                                     
 LOWEST     74           900 AM                                     
 AVERAGE    87                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   93       106      1923                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        55      1967                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 14 2002........SUNRISE   636 AM CDT   SUNSET   808 PM CDT   
AUGUST 15 2002........SUNRISE   637 AM CDT   SUNSET   806 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                                        4600 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT