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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
400 AM CDT FRI AUG 30 2002

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 29 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    343 PM 105    2000  90     -2       95       
  MINIMUM         67    622 AM  54    1893  68     -1       72       
  AVERAGE         78                        79     -1       84      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.09  -0.09     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.74                      2.36   2.38     1.69    
  SINCE JUN 1     10.34                      9.83   0.51     4.00    
  SINCE JAN 1     34.11                     27.93   6.18    25.71    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       13                        14     -1       19       
  MONTH TO DATE  506                       468     38      575       
  SINCE JUN 1   1453                      1352    101     1615       
  SINCE JAN 1   1692                      1560    132     1951       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    12   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (90)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    14   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION     E (80)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     3.6                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.1                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           200 AM                                     
 LOWEST     46           200 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    73                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   90       107      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        53      1988                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 30 2002........SUNRISE   648 AM CDT   SUNSET   747 PM CDT   
AUGUST 31 2002........SUNRISE   649 AM CDT   SUNSET   746 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  19.7         +0.0

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        7500 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT