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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
404 AM CDT WED AUG 28 2002

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 27 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         88    300 PM 105    2000  91     -3       94       
  MINIMUM         69    544 AM  58    1967  69      0       71       
  AVERAGE         79                        80     -1       83      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.09  -0.09     0.02    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.74                      2.18   2.56     1.69    
  SINCE JUN 1     10.34                      9.65   0.69     4.00    
  SINCE JAN 1     34.11                     27.75   6.36    25.71    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       14                        14      0       18       
  MONTH TO DATE  478                       440     38      538       
  SINCE JUN 1   1425                      1324    101     1578       
  SINCE JAN 1   1664                      1532    132     1914       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    16   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    18   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    SE (120)      
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.2                                         
                                                                     
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   100           300 AM                                     
 LOWEST     51           500 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    76                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   90       106      1963                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        52      1967                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 28 2002........SUNRISE   647 AM CDT   SUNSET   750 PM CDT   
AUGUST 29 2002........SUNRISE   648 AM CDT   SUNSET   749 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         +0.4

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        10400 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT