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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CDT FRI AUG 16 2002

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 15 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         90    414 PM 106    1956  93     -3       96       
  MINIMUM         70    519 AM  55    1992  71     -1       69       
  AVERAGE         80                        82     -2       83      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.08  -0.08     0.33    
  MONTH TO DATE    2.96                      1.19   1.77     1.52    
  SINCE JUN 1      8.56                      8.66  -0.10     3.83    
  SINCE JAN 1     32.33                     26.76   5.57    25.54    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       15                        16     -1       18       
  MONTH TO DATE  256                       255      1      310       
  SINCE JUN 1   1203                      1139     64     1350       
  SINCE JAN 1   1442                      1347     95     1686       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION    SE (150)      
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    17   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     S (190)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     6.7                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.5                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER WAS OBSERVED.                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100          1200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     59           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    80                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   93       109      1956                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   71        53      1992                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 16 2002........SUNRISE   638 AM CDT   SUNSET   805 PM CDT   
AUGUST 17 2002........SUNRISE   638 AM CDT   SUNSET   804 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       19.1         -1.0

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        18300 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT