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CLIFSM

CLIMATE REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TULSA OK                                    
415 AM CDT SAT AUG 31 2002

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...THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE SUMMARY FOR AUGUST 30 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    341 PM 107    2000  90     -2       86       
  MINIMUM         67    626 AM  53    1988  68     -1       71       
  AVERAGE         78                        79     -1       79      
                                                                     
PRECIPITATION (IN)                                                   
  YESTERDAY        0.00                      0.10  -0.10     0.00    
  MONTH TO DATE    4.74                      2.46   2.28     1.69    
  SINCE JUN 1     10.34                      9.93   0.41     4.00    
  SINCE JAN 1     34.11                     28.03   6.08    25.71    
                                                                     
DEGREE DAYS                                                          
 COOLING                                                             
  YESTERDAY       13                        14     -1       14       
  MONTH TO DATE  519                       482     37      589       
  SINCE JUN 1   1466                      1366    100     1629       
  SINCE JAN 1   1705                      1574    131     1965       
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WIND (MPH)                                                           
  HIGHEST WIND SPEED    14   HIGHEST WIND DIRECTION     E (80)       
  HIGHEST GUST SPEED    16   HIGHEST GUST DIRECTION    NE (60)       
  AVERAGE WIND SPEED     5.4                                         
                                                                     
SKY COVER                                                            
  POSSIBLE SUNSHINE  MM                                              
  AVERAGE SKY COVER 0.0                                              
                                                                     
WEATHER CONDITIONS                                                  
 THE FOLLOWING WEATHER WAS RECORDED YESTERDAY.                        
  FOG                                                                
  HAZE                                                               
                                                                     
RELATIVE HUMIDITY (PERCENT)                                          
 HIGHEST   100           400 AM                                     
 LOWEST     50           300 PM                                     
 AVERAGE    75                                                       
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THE FORT SMITH ARKANSAS CLIMATE NORMALS FOR TODAY
                         NORMAL    RECORD    YEAR                    
 MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   90       108      2000                    
 MINIMUM TEMPERATURE (F)   68        51      1915                    
                                                                     
SUNRISE AND SUNSET                                                   
AUGUST 31 2002........SUNRISE   649 AM CDT   SUNSET   746 PM CDT   
SEPTEMBER  1 2002.....SUNRISE   650 AM CDT   SUNSET   744 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         -0.1

MEAN FLOW (CFS)  
  TODAY                                        7000 
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ALL DATA MEASURED AT THE FORT SMITH REGIONAL AIRPORT